Name/Title
Gray & Sons Chelmsford brass collarEntry/Object ID
2025.1.408Description
Gray & Sons Chelmsford Beer barrel brass collarContext
Gray & Sons (Brewers) Ltd, Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex.
Founded 1828 by Charles Stanton Gray. Registered 1957. Name changed to Gray & Sons (Chelmsford) Ltd. 1973.
Chelmsford brewery closed September 1974 and their 49 public houses now operate as free houses.
Brewery buildings remain, converted to commercial and retail use.
Gray & Sons Ltd, Maldon Brewery, Gate Street, Maldon, Essex.
The Maldon brewery was acquired in about 1896 and brewing ceased there in 1952. Site for auction 1954. Source Breweryhistory.comAcquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Gordon DempsterAcquisition Method
Transfer