The original brewery. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1885. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland"
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The new brewery. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1922. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland"
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History of the company - from a Wadworth's leaflet in 2007
The Wadworth Shires - from a Wadworth's leaflet in 2007
Wadworth & Co. Ltd
(1) Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire
(2) Northgate Brewery, Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire
(3) Folly Road, Devizes, Wiltshire
The original Northgate Brewery - on the south side of Northgate Street - is said to have been founded in 1768. The buildings survive here, converted to apartments.
The site of the Northgate Brewery is thought to date from 1837 and in 1875 was bought by Henry Alfred Wadworth, who built a new brewery there in 1885.
Registered in 1889 and still operating independently.
In 2020, they announced their intention to move the brewing operation to a new site at Folly Road in Devizes. This site comprises a former book warehouse and brewing commennced here in 2023.
The Northgate Street brewery
2007: from the Northgate Brewery
The original brewery in 2007
The original brewery in 2010
The original brewery in 2023
The 1885 brewery
The brewery 1973: courtesy Roy Denison
Brewery History Society AGM at the Bear Hotel, 2023
The 1885 brewery in 2007
The Folly Road brewery
A selection of their products
Entry in the Trade Mark Registry
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Registration No : 31,294
Description : ????
Date of Application : 30/1/1883
Used Prior to 1875? : NO
Registration No : 383,147/8/9
Description : Whisky labels
Date of Application : 29/04/1918
Used Prior to 1875? : NO
Registration No : 513,668
Description : Whisky
Date of Application : 12/06/1930
Used Prior to 1875? : NO
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