Courage and Co Ltd, Anchor Brewery, Horselydown, Southwark

<span class="wrapper"><p>Other records are in the custody of the Company Archivist, Courage Ltd. Members of the Courage family may hold family archives.</p> <p>For correspondence about the Alton Brewery conveyance to Courage see ACC/2305/08/026/11/1-2 and for a copy of the conveyance of the brewery and other properties to Courage and Co, and see ACC/2305/08/040/16</p> <p>For a newscutting about Alton Water see ACC/2305/08/026/24/4</p> <p>For conveyances of properties to Courage and Co 1884 - 1917 see Surrey Record Office 3303.</p></span>

• <corpname>Courage and Donaldson, circa 1800 - 1851, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>Courage and Company Limited, 1888 - 1970, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>G Hall and Company Limited, Alton, Hampshire</corpname>
• <corpname>Alton Brewery, Alton, Hampshire</corpname>
• <famname>Courage family, brewers, of Southwark, London</famname>

John Courage of Aberdeen bought a brewhouse in Southwark in [1787]. After his death it was managed by his wife Harriet and then the senior clerk John Donaldson. Known as Courage and Donaldson from about 1800 until 1851 when John Courage jr and his sons removed the Donaldsons from management.

Incorporated as Courage and Co Ltd. 1888

Acquired Alton Brewery Co, Hants, 1903 G Hall and Co Ltd, Alton Brewery, Alton, Hants; Alton Brewery had been bought by Henry Hall 1841.; After it was acquired by Courage and Co, it continued to brew until 19[69] when it became a canning and kegging plant.; Camden Brewery Co Ltd, Camden, 1923; Farnham United Breweries, Surrey, 1927; Noakes and Co Ltd, Bermondsey, 1927; C N Kidd and Son Ltd, Dartford, 1937; Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd, Surrey, 1943.

Merged with Barclay Perkins and Co Ltd. 1955.

Ceased to trade 1957.

Name changed to Courage, Barclay and Simonds 1970 and to Wolton and Attwood 1979.

In liquidation 1979.