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 Inside
the Malt Shovel Tavern you will find a vast array of
breweriana (enamel wall plates and advertisements, brewing
paraphenalia and so forth). On this page you will find some
examples and a bit of the history behind the names of the
breweries, many of which are sadly no longer with us. The
text that accompanies the images is provided with the kind
permission of the
Brewery
History Society and is taken from their publication "A century
of British Brewers 1890-1990" by Norman Barber. (ISBN 1 873966 04 0) |
Dix & Co. Ltd. Shelton Brewery. Registered December 1900. Acquired by Parker's Burslem Brewery Ltd. 1921 with 31 public houses. Brewing ceased in 1928. Wintle's Brewery Ltd. Forest Steam Brewery built in 1871. Offered for auction March 1923 but was withdrawn at £174,500. New company registered September 1923. Acquired by the Cheltenham Original Brewery Co. Ltd. March 1930 with about 70 public houses. Brewery still standing in 1990. Harvey & Son (Lewes). Bridge Wharf Brewery. Founded by John Harvey 1790. Registered November 1898. Operating independently in 1990 with 33 tied houses.
Harvey & Son is still brewing today as Sussex's oldest independent brewery. Johnson & Darlings Ltd. Registered November 1892. Merged with Border Brewery Ltd in 1924 to form Berwick Breweries Ltd. 78 public houses. Acquired by Associated Breweries Ltd in 1937 and brewing ceased. Alfred Leney & Co Ltd. Phoenix Brewery, Dolphin Lane, Dover, Kent.
Founded 1740 and acquired by Alfred Leney 1860. Registered December 1896. Acquired by Fremlins Ltd 1926 and brewing ceased 1927. Business continued as Leney's Table Waters Ltd registered 1927, until 1950. Brewery demolished 1965. Phipps Brewery Ltd. Northampton. Founded 1801 at Towcester by Pickering Phipps. Brewing began at Northampton in 1817. New brewery built at Towcester 1874 and remained in use until around 1905. Registered September 1881. After the merger with the Northampton Brewery Company Ltd. became Phipps Northampton Brewery Company Ltd. Acquired by Watney Mann Ltd 1960 and the name was changed as above in 1964. Brewery closed 1974. Shepherd Neame Ltd. Founded 1698 by Richard Marsh and was acquired by Samuel Shepherd 1741. Registered as Shepherd Neame & Co. Ltd November 1914 and name changed to Shepherd, Neame Ltd. 1919.
Still brewing! H&G Simonds Ltd, Bridge Street, Reading. Founded in 1768 and registered November 1885. Acquired by Courage, Barclay & Co Ltd 1960. Brewing ceased in 1979 and the brewery was demolished in 1983. Ward & Son Ltd. Founded 1848 by George Ward, a beer retailer. Brewing began 1878. Registered 1921. Acquired by Taylor Walker & CO 1957 with 31 tied houses. Repurchased by the Ward family from Ind Coope Ltd 1960 but it proved not to be a viable proposition and the brewery was demolished in 1962. Northampton Brewery Company Ltd. Phoenix Brewery, 116 Bridge Street. Brewery built 1856 for Thomas Phillips, later owner of the Dock Brewery, Newport, Gwent. Registered February 1887. Merged with Phipps & Co Ltd 1957. 420 tied houses. Brewery closed 1973 and demolished. Carlsberg Brewery built on the site.
Dix & Co. Ltd. Shelton Brewery. Registered December 1900. Acquired by Parker's Burslem Brewery Ltd. 1921 with 31 public houses. Brewing ceased in 1928.
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