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[[Image:Thornley 02.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1920]]
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[[Image:Thornley 03.jpg|thumb]]
<big>'''H E Thornley Ltd, '''''Radford Hall Brewery, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.''</big>
[[Image:Thornley_Kelsey_1966.jpg|thumb|1966]]


Founded 1900. Merged with [[Benjamin Kelsey Ltd]]. of Birmingham 1933 to form Thornley Kelsey Ltd. Brewery closed October 1968 to allow concentration on the wine wholesaling business.
<big>'''H E Thornley Ltd''', ''Radford Hall Brewery, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.''</big>
 
<big>Later '''Thornley Kelsey Ltd.'''</big>
 
Founded 1900. Merged with [[Benjamin Kelsey Ltd]] of Birmingham in 1933 to form Thornley Kelsey Ltd. Brewing was concentrated at Leamington before 1959. Brewery closed October 1968 to allow concentration on the wine wholesaling business.


Their 68 tied houses were sold, the majority to [[Davenport's Brewery Ltd]]. The brewery has been demolished.
Their 68 tied houses were sold, the majority to [[Davenport's Brewery Ltd]]. The brewery has been demolished.


[[List of Thornley, Kelsey Ltd. pubs]]
* '''[[List of Thornley, Kelsey Ltd. pubs]]'''
 


'''An assortment of views of the brewery.'''
'''An assortment of views of the brewery.'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Thornley 02.jpg|An advert from 1920.
File:Thornley Leamington Spa xc.jpg
Image:Thornley 04.jpg|The brewery in 1980.  
Image:Thornley 04.jpg|The brewery in 1980.  
Image:Thornley 01.jpg|The brewery in 2000.
Image:Thornley 01.jpg|The brewery in 2000.
File:Thornley Leamington Spa ad 01.jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (5).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (5).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (4).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (4).jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''Labels, advertising, etc'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H E Thornnley label xc.jpg
File:H E Thornnley label xc.jpg
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File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (2).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (2).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (1).jpg
File:Thornley Kelsey Leamington Spa xx (1).jpg
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley RD zm.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley RD zm.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Thornley Leamington Spa ad 01.jpg
File:Thornley Leamington Advert PG.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[Category:Warwickshire]]
[[Category:Warwickshire]]

Latest revision as of 01:14, 4 February 2022

An advert from 1920
Thornley 03.jpg
1966

H E Thornley Ltd, Radford Hall Brewery, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Later Thornley Kelsey Ltd.

Founded 1900. Merged with Benjamin Kelsey Ltd of Birmingham in 1933 to form Thornley Kelsey Ltd. Brewing was concentrated at Leamington before 1959. Brewery closed October 1968 to allow concentration on the wine wholesaling business.

Their 68 tied houses were sold, the majority to Davenport's Brewery Ltd. The brewery has been demolished.


An assortment of views of the brewery.


Labels, advertising, etc