Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd
Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd, High Street and Station Road, Wickwar, Gloucestershire
Listed in 1800 as Thomas Arnold, who died in 1853. The business was continued by his son Thomas Jnr and son-in-law Thomas Halsey, trading as Arnold & Co. Halsey became a partner in 1876 and in 1884 control passed to his sons Arnold and William. Registered as Arnold & Co Ltd in June 1886 to acquire Arnold & Co and E & B Trimmer of Gloucester.
A new brewery was built near the station to replace 34 High Street.
In 1887 merged with H & A Perrett’s Bournstream Brewery of Wotton-under-Edge and registered as above, with 325 tied houses.
Merged with the Cheltenham Original Brewery Co. Ltd in 1924, and brewing ceased. The premises were used as a cider factory until 1969-1970, and the buildings are extant. The modern Wickwar Brewing Company occupies part of the Arnold, Perrett premises.
An assortment of views of the brewery.
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