Boddington's Breweries Ltd
Boddington’s Breweries Ltd, Strangeways Brewery, New Bridge Street, Strangeways, Manchester
Founded 1778 as Caister & Fray and was acquired by Henry Boddington in 1853.
They acquired Oldham Brewery Co. Ltd in 1982 with 87 tied houses; that brewery was closed in 1988.
They acquired Higson's Brewery Ltd of Liverpool in June 1985 with 160 tied houses; that brewery was sold in 1990.
Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. 1989 with 280 tied houses. Became part of Interbrew (Inbev) but was closed in 2005 and later demolished.
Images of the brewery
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The chimney in 2003. Courtesy Steve Peck.
The brewery in 1992
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