Trust Houses
Trust Houses Ltd. was a registered company that set and oversaw licensing standards for the hospitality industry in the UK as an umbrella organization . In 1970 the company became "Trust Houses Forte" or "THF" for short, and from 1979 the listed Forte Group .
background
Genre literature from before Victorian times such as Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Roderick Random from 1748 eloquently bear witness to the state of the hospitality industry. The basic idea behind the upgrading of hotel standards was the assumption, which emerged from practice, that in a clean and well-run pub, drunkenness and assault were less likely than in a poorly run inn. Nevertheless, this standardization was regarded as a pioneering achievement in a new line of business with initially untrained staff, even more at a time that had to digest a number of laws to combat alcohol abuse since 1840: 1840 Beerhouse Act , 1842 Roasted Malt for Coloring Beer Act , 1848 Sale of Beer, etc. on Sunday Act and 1854 Sale of Beer . In 1859 the House of Commons reaffirmed the prohibition laws with a large majority. The licensing authorities saw the establishment of a company that tried to uplift the hospitality industry with great suspicion and the critics suspected philanthropy as a guiding principle, while the founders themselves tried to strike a middle ground that resulted in an arrangement with all parties involved. The early years of the companies, which, with their common endeavors, were all forerunners of the trust houses, were correspondingly turbulent .
The articles of association limited the annual dividend to 7 percent. Furthermore, the employed managers received commissions on all sales except alcohol.
history
The People's Refreshment House Association Ltd. is the first of its kind . , which was founded in 1896. Trust Houses Limited was founded in January 1903 and emerged from one of the county public house trust companies, namely that of Hertfordshire . Waggons and Horses originated in the village of Potters Bar , which was considered exemplary at the time. In 1906 Essex was added, followed by Middlesex the following year . In 1910 the company was renamed Home Counties Public House Trust Co. Ltd. around. In this decade the counties of Norfolk, Sussex, Kent, Nottingham and the east of Scotland were added. In 1919 the name was changed to Trust Houses , as it was then to remain for over 50 years, implying that there was no territorial restriction. In 1948 another 16 houses were added to the Surrey County Society .
The period after the First World War up to and including 1945 was the most difficult in the history of society. It was first hit by the Great Depression . Then, as the situation calmed down in the mid-1930s, the troop occupations ordered by the government were added to the houses. After all, air raids during the Second World War massively damaged a number of houses up to four total losses in the course of the war.
In 1954, the name Trust House is self-critically described as “perhaps unfortunate”. Trust implies on the one hand a monopoly company, on the other hand the term has an institutional odor. One invokes this traditional designation, however, because the public can “trust” the institution with a “common good”.
swell
- A Guide to Trust Houses , Ed .: Trust Houses Limited, 27th edition, London June 1954.
- Working of the British Public House Trust. The Movement to Promote Sobriety Among the People , New York Times , September 5, 1904.
- An Ordinary Man's Thoughts on the Drink Question , The Spectator , March 26, 1927, p. 7.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nicholas Redman: The Cavendish Hotel, London, Historical Notes ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Image brochure, May 2010.
- ^ An Ordinary Man's Thoughts on the Drink Question , The Spectator , March 26, 1927, p. 7.
- ↑ A Guide to Trust Houses , Ed .: Trust Houses Limited, 27th edition, London June 1954.
