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Whitbread Luton | <big>'''Whitbread Luton''', ''Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire''</big> | ||
[[Image:Flowers 6.jpg]]|The brewery in the 1970s | |||
This massive new brewery was opened by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in May 1969. | This massive new brewery was opened by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in May 1969. | ||
When Oakley Road opened, ''News from Whitbreads'' stated "The new Whitbread Brewery at Luton is the largest fully-automated brewery in Europe. The brainchild of Colonel W H Whitbread, Chairman of the Company, it is the first complete major brewery, capable of producing a variety of beers, to be built in Britain for over 30 years". | When Oakley Road opened, ''News from Whitbreads'' stated "The new Whitbread Brewery at Luton is the largest fully-automated brewery in Europe. The brainchild of Colonel W H Whitbread, Chairman of the Company, it is the first complete major brewery, capable of producing a variety of beers, to be built in Britain for over 30 years". | ||
The opening of this brewery resulted in the closure of J W Green's ([[Flowers Breweries Ltd]]) brewery in the centre of Luton. | |||
In June 1984, ''Whitbread News'' announced the plant's closure, just fifteen years after it opened. | In June 1984, ''Whitbread News'' announced the plant's closure, just fifteen years after it opened. |
Revision as of 15:58, 19 July 2017
Whitbread Luton, Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
This massive new brewery was opened by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in May 1969.
When Oakley Road opened, News from Whitbreads stated "The new Whitbread Brewery at Luton is the largest fully-automated brewery in Europe. The brainchild of Colonel W H Whitbread, Chairman of the Company, it is the first complete major brewery, capable of producing a variety of beers, to be built in Britain for over 30 years".
The opening of this brewery resulted in the closure of J W Green's (Flowers Breweries Ltd) brewery in the centre of Luton.
In June 1984, Whitbread News announced the plant's closure, just fifteen years after it opened.