Arden & Cobden Hotels Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Birmingham Artisans' Clubhouse Co Ltd
- Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd
- Friendly Hotels Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Catering services inc restaurants, public houses, alehouses, etc
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1875 when established as Birmingham Artisans' Clubhouse Co Ltd to promote teetotal club houses. 1877 renamed Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd and by 1883 had 23 coffee houses. 1885 built first temperance hotel. 1940 renamed Arden & Cobden Hotels Ltd. 1985 acquired by Henry Edwards when it had two hotels in Birmingham. 1986 floated as Friendly Hotels Ltd which acquired other hotels and was in administration in 2009
Publications:
- 90 Years Young. A brief history of Arden & Cobden Hotels Ltd; formerly Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd, 1877-1977 by Enfield, A L, & Arthur Sutton
- Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd, 1877-1966 by Smith, Barbara M D
- Hoteliers and Hotels. Case studies in the growth and development of UK hotel companies, 1945-1989 by Stewart, Donald A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Birmingham Artisans' Clubhouse Co Ltd
- Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd
- Friendly Hotels Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Catering services inc restaurants, public houses, alehouses, etc
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1875 when established as Birmingham Artisans' Clubhouse Co Ltd to promote teetotal club houses. 1877 renamed Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd and by 1883 had 23 coffee houses. 1885 built first temperance hotel. 1940 renamed Arden & Cobden Hotels Ltd. 1985 acquired by Henry Edwards when it had two hotels in Birmingham. 1986 floated as Friendly Hotels Ltd which acquired other hotels and was in administration in 2009Publications:
- 90 Years Young. A brief history of Arden & Cobden Hotels Ltd; formerly Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd, 1877-1977 by Enfield, A L, & Arthur Sutton
- Birmingham Coffee House Co Ltd, 1877-1966 by Smith, Barbara M D
- Hoteliers and Hotels. Case studies in the growth and development of UK hotel companies, 1945-1989 by Stewart, Donald A