Style and Winch Limited, Medway Brewery, St Peter's Street, Maidstone, Kent

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• <corpname>Baldwin and Holmes, fl 1855, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>Holmes and Style, fl 1865, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>A F Style and Company, 1880 - 1899, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>E Winch and Sons, - 1899, Chatham, Kent, brewers</corpname>
• <corpname>Style and Winch Limited, 1899 - 1970, Maidstone, Kent, brewers</corpname>

Built by William Baldwin, 1806.

Known as Baldwin and Holmes in 1850s, as Holmes and Style during 1860s and as A F Style and Co from 1880. Amalgamated with E Winch and Sons Limited, Chatham Brewery, Chatham, Kent, and incorporated as Style and Winch Limited 17 March 1899.

Acquired Henry Simmons, Style Place Brewery, Hadlow, Kent, 1905; H and O Vallance, The Brewery, Sittingbourne, Kent, 1905; Tooting Brewery, 1907; Ashford Breweries Limited, Lion Brewery, Ashford, Kent, 1912; Woodhams and Co Limited, Rochester Steam Brewery, Rochester, Kent, 1918; E Finn and Co Limited, Pale Ale Brewery, Lydd, Kent, 1921.

Took controlling interest of Royal Brewery Brentford Limited 1922.

Jointly with Royal Brewery acquired Dartford Brewery Co Limited 1924.

Acquired by Barclay Perkins and Co Limited 1929.

Operated by Courage (Eastern) Limited from 1964.

Liquidated by Courage, Barclay and Simonds 1970.