James Geldred operated the Collin Croft Brewery , Beezon Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England , until 1905 when Collin Croft Brewery Co Ltd was registered as a limited liability company to acquire the business. The company also acted as the Lake District agent of William Younger & Co Ltd , Edinburgh, Scotland , and was acquired by that company after the death of its owner C W Gelderd in 1933. However, the brewery continued to run Collin Croft as a separate company. By 1949 the company had ceased to brew and it owned a number of licensed premises. The company continued to bottle Younger's beer until its dissolution in 1965 .
Source: Richmond, Lesley and Turton, Alison (eds). The brewing industry: A guide to historical records ( Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1990 )
Keir, David . The Younger Centuries. The Story of William Younger & Co Ltd 1749 to 1949 (Edinburgh: William Younger, 1951)
From the guide to the Records of Collin Croft Brewery Co Ltd, brewers, Kendal, Cumbria, England, 1905-1958, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
