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[[A H Clarke (Wellington)]]'s brewery was acquired in 1945. | [[A H Clarke (Wellington)]]'s brewery was acquired in 1945. | ||
In 1949, they acquired [[Thatcher's Brewery Ltd]] of Newport, Gwent with 20 tied houses. | |||
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. | ||
[[Atkinson's Brewery Ltd]] of Aston were acquired in 1959 with about 200 pubs, and the brewery was closed in 1962. | |||
Merged with [[Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd]] in 1961 to form [[Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]]. | Merged with [[Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd]] in 1961 to form [[Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]]. |
Revision as of 19:40, 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.
In 1949, they acquired Thatcher's Brewery Ltd of Newport, Gwent with 20 tied houses.
They acquired Darby's Brewery Ltd of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968.
Atkinson's Brewery Ltd of Aston were acquired in 1959 with about 200 pubs, and the brewery was closed in 1962.
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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