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[[Image:WOLVERHAMPTON.JPG|thumb|Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd., New Brewery, Wolverhampton. Brewers’ Journal 15th December 1898]] | [[Image:WOLVERHAMPTON.JPG|thumb|Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd., New Brewery, Wolverhampton. Brewers’ Journal 15th December 1898]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Wolverhampton & Dudley letter.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1966]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Banks Label 22.jpg|thumb|Banks's Old Ale]] | ||
[[File:Banks's Hansons.jpg|thumb|Courtesy of Roy Denison]] | |||
[[File:Banks's Burslem Staffs 8 March 1986.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]] | |||
<big>'''Banks's Brewery''', ''Park Brewery, Bath Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands''</big> | |||
Banks's was a firm of 19th century malsters who started brewing in 1874 at Newbridge. They established the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton in 1875. | |||
In May 1890 they merged with C C Smith, Fox Brewery, Wolverhampton; and [[George Thompson & Sons]], Dudley & Victoria Breweries, Dudley, with a total of 193 public houses to form [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]]. | |||
Wolverhampton became the principal brewery. A new 60-quarter brewery, designed by architect Arthur Kinder, was built in 1898 on the Park Brewery site. | |||
For subsequent development of the group, see: [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]]. | |||
'''Banks's Maltings at Langley:''' | |||
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File:Banks + Langley malting.jpg | |||
File:Banks malting.jpg | |||
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'''Various views of the brewery:''' | |||
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File:W&D.jpg|Aerial view | |||
File:Banks aa.jpg | File:Banks aa.jpg | ||
File:Banks + Langley malting ab.jpg | File:Banks + Langley malting ab.jpg | ||
File:Banks + Langley malting aa.jpg | File:Banks + Langley malting aa.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''The brewery in 1992:''' | |||
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File:Banks 1992 (1).jpg | |||
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'''The brewery in 1995:''' | |||
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File:Banks 1995.jpg | |||
File:Banks 1995 ab.jpg | |||
File:Banks 1995 aa.jpg | |||
File:Banks 1995 (1).jpg | |||
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'''The brewery in September 2010:''' | |||
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File:WolverhamptonBanksBry189_SP_Sept2010.jpg | |||
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File:Bankss RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Bankss RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Bankss RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 9 May 2020
Banks's Brewery, Park Brewery, Bath Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Banks's was a firm of 19th century malsters who started brewing in 1874 at Newbridge. They established the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton in 1875.
In May 1890 they merged with C C Smith, Fox Brewery, Wolverhampton; and George Thompson & Sons, Dudley & Victoria Breweries, Dudley, with a total of 193 public houses to form Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd.
Wolverhampton became the principal brewery. A new 60-quarter brewery, designed by architect Arthur Kinder, was built in 1898 on the Park Brewery site.
For subsequent development of the group, see: Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd.
Banks's Maltings at Langley:
Various views of the brewery:
The brewery in 1992:
The brewery in 1995:
The brewery in September 2010: