In 1924 having completed some research at the National Fruit and Cider Institute in Long Ashton, near Bristol, Redvers Coate decided to start a cider-making business in Nailsea, a town in North Somerset. His father gave him eight thousand pounds to found a factory in some derelict barns.
Somerset Voices: Redvers Coate
January 24, 2009 at 4:00 am (Biography, History, Podcast)
Tags: Coate, Long Ashton, Nailsea