No. 001
Title
No. 001
Page Number
Address
Cuper's Gardens, Lambeth (approx. John Street + Bridge Road, roughly 50 feet down Waterloo on bank of Thames)
Geographic Details
"Cuper's Gardens were 17–18th century pleasure gardens (or tea gardens) on the south side of the River Thames in Lambeth, London. The gardens looked over to Somerset House near Waterloo Bridge, and were centered on what is now the north end of Waterloo Road." [1]
Date(s)
1740s - 1810
Medium
Printer
Name of Business / Business Owner
Services
Goods
Annotations / Handwritten Text
M Beaufoy / Cupers Gardens / Lambeth / 1 1/2 hhd Vinegar / £ 2 : 3 : 6
Printed Text
n/a
Description
Square paper with black-brown handwriting; "hhd" meaning "hogshead," a liquid unit of measurement equal to 63 wine gallons (243 liters). [2]
Mark Beaufoy's distillery operated in Cupers Gardens from the 1740s until 1810 before moving to South Lambeth. The company eventually became British Vinegars Limited, operating until 1960. [3]
Invoice indicates 2 pounds, 3 shillings, 6 pence [4]
Mark Beaufoy's distillery operated in Cupers Gardens from the 1740s until 1810 before moving to South Lambeth. The company eventually became British Vinegars Limited, operating until 1960. [3]
Invoice indicates 2 pounds, 3 shillings, 6 pence [4]
Research Notes
+ Need to identify denominations of invoice numbers
Page Last Updated
Sources
[1] “Beaufoy Vinegar Factory.” Vauxhall History, vauxhallhistory.org/beaufoy-vinegar-factory/.
[2] "hogshead, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2020, www.oed.com/view/Entry/87629. Accessed 27 March 2020."
[3] “BRITISH VINEGARS LIMITED.” COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE, London Metropolitan Archives, search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD B~2FBFY?SESSIONSEARCH.
[4] “Money.” Money - Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham, www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/weightsandmeasures/money.aspx.
[2] "hogshead, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2020, www.oed.com/view/Entry/87629. Accessed 27 March 2020."
[3] “BRITISH VINEGARS LIMITED.” COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE, London Metropolitan Archives, search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD B~2FBFY?SESSIONSEARCH.
[4] “Money.” Money - Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham, www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/weightsandmeasures/money.aspx.
Collection
Citation
“No. 001,” English Trade Cards: A Digital Companion, accessed October 22, 2026, https://englishtradecards.org/items/show/2.