Derby Brewery Co. Ltd
Derby Brewery Co. Ltd, Navigation Brewery, 63 Nottingham Road, Derby, Derbyshire.
Navigation Brewery established 1800 and run by Henry Hunt to c.1850.
In December 1855 brewery for sale and in 1865 David Paine listed there having been a brewer in Nottingham Road in 1852/57.
Then in 1876 Clarke Edward & Co were brewing in Nottingham Road.
Registered May 1893 to acquire the business was registered as H J E Scott and H B Craven.
Acquired by Stretton's Derby Brewery Ltd,who had probably become the owners around 1889.
In May 1899 Strettons bought it with over 57 public tied houses and the business was liquidated in 1901.
List of Derby Brewery Co. Ltd pubs
OS map from 1882. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland [[1]]
OS map from 1899. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland [[2]]
An assortment of views of the brewery taken in 2016. Courtesy Steve Peck.