Egbert Cecil Barnes

1898 - 1979  (81 years)

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  Name	Egbert Cecil Barnes
  Birth	1898
  Gender	Male
  Death	1979
  Occupation	1935 (37 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall  - joined the Board in 1935 following the death of his father, Reginald Garrould Barnes
  	Abt March 1939 (41 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall  - 1939, at death of his pioneering predecessor, his aunt Hester Parnall, five months before the outbreak of war, Barnes was appointed Chairman
  	1946 (48 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall  - Brewery chairman Egbert Barnes SIGNS OF THE TIMES Once they pointed the way for weary travellers in need of refreshment. Today our colourful pub signs have become a rich part of our cultural heritage. Gold " leaf supplies ? have we a lot in stock?" With these brief words, scribbled in 1946 to his managing director, former Brewery chairman Egbert Barnes created a new legacy in support of an age-old craft that has left an indelible mark on the Cornish countryside. Arriving at the Brewery as war broke out, his first years in charge were spent taking stock of what had become a large and scattered estate which was in a poor state of repair. Egbert ordered a survey of all Brewery houses so that a programme of repairs could be carried out after the war. One important aspect of this was to re-establish the distinctive nature of the pub signs, incorporating their black and gold lettering, while at the same time commissioning modern artists to create some of the most striking examples of public art in the South West.
  Person ID	I4220	AHP
  Last Modified	18 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Reginald Garrould Barnes   d. Abt 1935
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Hicks/BARNES,   b. Abt 1869
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	19 Aug 1896	St Austell [Registration district], St Austell, Cornwall   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 27 years and 8 months.
  Census	1 Apr 1911	Fernlea, Hayes, Kent
  	Reginald Garrould Barnes Head 1869 42 Male Married Solicitor Morningthorpe, Norfolk, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Mary Barnes Wife 1870 41 Female Married 14 St Austell, Cornwall, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Ruth Isabel Barnes Daughter 1910 1 Female Hayes, Kent, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Margaret Elizabeth Barnes Daughter 1905 6 Female Farnborough, Kent, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Hestie Mary Barnes Daughter 1901 10 Female Hayes, Kent, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Mildred Mary Croke Servant 1871 40 Female Single Domestic Nurse Kilkenny, Ireland Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Annie Marid Harper Servant 1873 38 Female Single Domestic Cook St Austell, Cornwall, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent Florence Maud Sparling Servant 1889 22 Female Single House Parlourmaid Domestic Banham, Norfolk, England Fernlea, Hayes, Kent [page 50 of 429] https://www.bblhs.org.uk/hayes-1911-census
  Family ID	F1201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - joined the Board in 1935 following the death of his father, Reginald Garrould Barnes - 1935 (37 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall  Occupation - 1939, at death of his pioneering predecessor, his aunt Hester Parnall, five months before the outbreak of war, Barnes was appointed Chairman - Abt March 1939 (41 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall  Occupation - Brewery chairman Egbert Barnes SIGNS OF THE TIMES Once they pointed the way for weary travellers in need of refreshment. Today our colourful pub signs have become a rich part of our cultural heritage. Gold " leaf supplies ? have we a lot in stock?" With these brief words, scribbled in 1946 to his managing director, former Brewery chairman Egbert Barnes created a new legacy in support of an age-old craft that has left an indelible mark on the Cornish countryside. Arriving at the Brewery as war broke out, his first years in charge were spent taking stock of what had become a large and scattered estate which was in a poor state of repair. Egbert ordered a survey of all Brewery houses so that a programme of repairs could be carried out after the war. One important aspect of this was to re-establish the distinctive nature of the pub signs, incorporating their black and gold lettering, while at the same time commissioning modern artists to create some of the most striking examples of public art in the South West. - 1946 (48 years) - St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, Church Street, St Austell, Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories		Egbert Cecil Barnes (1898-1979) solicitor, grandson of Walter Hicks, founder of the Brewery Egbert Cecil Barnes (1898-1979) solicitor, grandson of Walter Hicks, founder of the Brewery; joined the Board in 1935 following the death of his father, Reginald Garrould Barnes. 1939, at death of his pioneering predecessor, his aunt Hester Parnall, five months before the outbreak of war, Barnes was appointed Chairman (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		St Austell Brewery | A Blast to Celebrate the Past (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

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  [S9] OPC, (Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (OPC)), 19 Aug 1896 (Reliability: 3). More information about record 503225 in the Marriages database Day Month 19-Aug Year 1896 Parish Circuit Or Chapel Austell, St. Groom Fn Reginald Garrould Groom Sn BARNES Groom Age 27 Groom Residence St Martin's Gospel Oak Groom Condition b Groom Rank Profession Solicitor Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) s Groom Father Name John Matthew Barnes Groom Father Rank Profession farmer Bride Fn Mary Bride Sn HICKS Bride Age 27 Bride Residence St Austell Bride Condition s Bride Rank Profession Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) s Bride Father Name Walter Hicks Bride Father Rank Profession brewer Banns / Licence (B/L) Banns Witness Fn1 Walter Witness Sn1 Hicks Witness Fn2 Peter Witness Sn2 Hicks Other Information other witness(es): Gerard J Barnes, Caroline Hicks, W I Garrould Transcriber Notes Transcriber Victoria McIntyre