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Result of the merger between [[Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd]] and [[Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd]]. with 130 houses in 1898 to form Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. | Result of the merger between [[Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd]] and [[Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd]]. with 130 houses in 1898 to form Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. | ||
In 1899, they acquired [[Alfred Homer Ltd]]'s brewery of Aston with about 39 pubs. | |||
In 1913, they acquired [[Cheshire's Brewery Ltd]], Windmill Brewery, Smethwick. | |||
[[A H Clarke (Wellington)]]'s brewery was acquired in 1945. | |||
They acquired [[Darby's Brewery Ltd]] of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968. | They acquired [[Darby's Brewery Ltd]] of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968. |
Revision as of 19:32, 3 February 2019
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill Brewery, Cape Hill, Smethwick, West Midlands.
Registered in January 1895.
Result of the merger between Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd and Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd. with 130 houses in 1898 to form Mitchells & Butlers Ltd.
In 1899, they acquired Alfred Homer Ltd's brewery of Aston with about 39 pubs.
In 1913, they acquired Cheshire's Brewery Ltd, Windmill Brewery, Smethwick.
A H Clarke (Wellington)'s brewery was acquired in 1945.
They acquired Darby's Brewery Ltd of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968.
Merged with Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd in 1961 to form Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd.
In 1965, they acquired Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd of Banbury with 187 public houses. Brewing ceased there on 1 May 1967.
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Images of the brewery taken in 2002:
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