Leading collector seeks rare West Berkshire brewery trays and memorabilia
Rutland-based Richard Percival is looking out for rarities from pre-World War II breweries
Charlie Masters
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Britain s leading collector of vintage brewery trays and memorabilia has used lockdown to resume his quest for a set of West Berkshire-related items he has been seeking for more than 30 years.
Richard Percival – based in Rutland – has amassed a vast repository of antique trays and curiosities over the past few decades.
At present, he is enquiring into defunct Berkshire breweries, hoping to locate trays that have so far eluded him.
Mr Percival said: I am Britain s leading collector of brewery trays, and also collect any other pre-Second World War brewery memorabilia.
My passion, though, is my collection of brewery trays.
I have been collecting for over 40 years and have appeared on TV on numerous occasions, my favourite being ‘Antiques Road Trip’.
Like most of the British nation, I am currently at home and looking for things to occupy my time.
Richard Percival in his brewery room
- Credit: RICHARD PERCIVAL
In years gone by I was a prolific writer to newspapers all over the country and I was constantly trying to trace brewery trays missing from my collection.
Sometimes I struck gold, but mainly I hit a blank.
With the virus now hitting hard, I thought I’d take the opportunity to try again and see if any of your readers could help me locate an old Ely tray I have been seeking for 30 years.