'The Wine and Spirit Stores, Henley' - Royal Grafton fine bone china commemorative plate comissioned by W.H. Brakspear & Sons, issued Christmas 1991 in a limited edition for the collectors' range, number 303/500.
Complete with original box.
Brakspear's plate celebrating the 200th year of the business.
The plate is made of white china with light blue detail. Round the rim of the plate are blue bees and in the centre is a blue image of the Brakspear building and the lettering: 'Brakspear's Henley Brewery, 1779 - 1979.'
On loan from the Oxfordshire County Museum Store.
Glass plate negative of the inside of Brakspears Brewery cellar with four men.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 250 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the inside of a Brakspears wine cellar with Bill Brakspear holding a wine glass.
Brakspear's is a local brewery based in Henley on Thames.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 251 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the inside of a Brakspears wine cellar with four people standing in front of a shelf of wine bottles. One of the four is Bill Brakspear.
Brakspear's is a local brewery based in Henley on Thames.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 251 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the inside of the Brakspears office of Mr Windle, who is sitting on a chair by a desk.
Brakspear's is a local brewery based in Henley on Thames.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 254 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the inside of a Brakspears Brewery office in Henley, with a man at a desk.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 250 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the inside of the Brakspears office of Archie Siveter, who is sitting on a chair by a desk.
Brakspear's is a local brewery based in Henley on Thames.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 253 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.