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<big>''' George Henry Bradford, ''' '' Wheatsheaf, 4 Fengate , Moulton Chapel , Lincolnshire .''</big>
[[File:Bradford Lincs ad 1905.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1905]]


Recorded in 1926. Old brewhouse now lounge bar.
<big>'''George Henry Bradford''', ''Moulton Chapel Brewery, The Wheatsheaf, 4 Fengate, Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire.''</big>
 
George Bradford's obituary in October 1940 records that the brewery was established in 1801 and closed in 1927. During harvest times, they supplied the White Lion, Spalding and the Mermaid, Holbeach Fen, as well as the Wheatsheaf.
 
The Wheatsheaf was later taken over by [[Soames & Co. Ltd]] of Spalding, acquired by [[Steward & Patteson Ltd]] in 1949, and an old signboard at the pub advertises "SOAMES NORFOLK ALES".
 
 
''Photo courtesy of CAMRA:''
 
[[File:MoultonChapelWheatsheaf_CAMRA.jpg|300px]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Lincolnshire]]

Latest revision as of 18:40, 3 May 2023

An advert from 1905

George Henry Bradford, Moulton Chapel Brewery, The Wheatsheaf, 4 Fengate, Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire.

George Bradford's obituary in October 1940 records that the brewery was established in 1801 and closed in 1927. During harvest times, they supplied the White Lion, Spalding and the Mermaid, Holbeach Fen, as well as the Wheatsheaf.

The Wheatsheaf was later taken over by Soames & Co. Ltd of Spalding, acquired by Steward & Patteson Ltd in 1949, and an old signboard at the pub advertises "SOAMES NORFOLK ALES".


Photo courtesy of CAMRA:

MoultonChapelWheatsheaf CAMRA.jpg