Reference:
GB 1127 AD.
Title:
Records of Alexander Deuchar Ltd, wine and spirit merchants, Newcastle–upon–Tyne, England.
Dates of Creation:
1934–1955.
Extent:
0.85 metres (2 volumes).
Extent:
There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Held at:
Scottish Brewing Archive.
Name of Creator:
Alexander Deuchar Ltd (wine & spirit merchants: fl.1907–1955: Newcastle–upon–Tyne, England).
Level of Description:
Fonds.
Revisions:
- Administrative history added by Wiebke Redlich, Archives Assistant (Hub), 14 January 2002
- 8 June 2005 Catalogue record converted to EAD2002, May 2005
Published by:
Scottish Brewing Archive, 6 October 2001.
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Administrative/Biographical History
Alexander Deuchar, 1848–1913, was a brother of brewers James Deuchar and Robert Deuchar, who were based at Newcastle–upon–Tyne, England. The family came originally from Forfarshire in Scotland. Alexander Deuchar was "involved in the licensed trade and owned a number of public houses in Newcastle–upon–Tyne, including the Westmoreland Arms.".
In c.1907 he combined with Messrs Reid, Laing and Higginbottom, who also appear to have been involved in the licensed trade, in order to receive a greater discount from brewers William McEwan & Co Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1907 he also received a loan of GBP 10,000 from William McEwan & Co Ltd on a first mortgage on the Scotia.
By 1922 three of the company’s licensed premises in Newcastle–upon–Tyne – the Victoria Hotel, the Clock and the Queen Victoria – were rented from James Deuchar Ltd, Sunderland, England and Montrose, Scotland. The history of the company is unknown after the 1950s.
Source:
Bennison, Brian, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle–upon–Tyne from 1850 to the Present Day (Newcastle–upon–Tyne: City Library and Arts, 1995).
William McEwan & Co Ltd. Letter Book P, No 5, 1905–1918 (see SNM 3/2).
James Deuchar Ltd. Letter (see JD 9/4/1).
Family Tree compiled by Alexander D Deuchar, 1981 (see RD 13/1/1).
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