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[[File:Birks Ladies Bridge Brewery Sheffield Ad 1874.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1874]] | [[File:Birks Ladies Bridge Brewery Sheffield Ad 1874.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1874]] | ||
[[File:Birks Sheffield letter head No 2.jpg|thumb]] | |||
<big>'''W H Birks & Co''', ''Lady's Bridge Brewery, 9 Bridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire''</big> | |||
Acquired by [[Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd]]. | Founded by Edward Nanson 1791 and sold to Birks in 1858. Acquired by [[Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd]] in 1900. Until then, Gilmours brewed hop bitters at Furnival Gate, but then began beer brewing at Lady's Bridge. | ||
Gilmours were acquired with 342 houses by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] in 1954 and brewing ceased in 1959. | |||
[[List of W. H. Birks & Co. pubs]] | * '''[[List of W. H. Birks & Co. pubs]]''' | ||
'''Interesting Fact''' | |||
Samuel Plimsoll, of Plimsoll Line fame, was born in 1824 in Bristol. Later he became a clerk and then manager of Birks Brewery, before moving to London in 1854. He died in 1898. | |||
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File:SheffieldBridgeInn&BirksBry.jpg|The Bridge Inn, Lady's Bridge Brewery behind. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk | |||
File:SheffieldBirksCastleGreen.jpg|Entrance from Castle Green to the stables and malt kilns, W H Birks and Co. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk | |||
File:SheffieldTennantsSubway_1896InsuranceMap.jpg|An 1896 insurance map showing a tunnel between Tennant's brewery and Birks & Co's yard | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 19 June 2022
W H Birks & Co, Lady's Bridge Brewery, 9 Bridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Founded by Edward Nanson 1791 and sold to Birks in 1858. Acquired by Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd in 1900. Until then, Gilmours brewed hop bitters at Furnival Gate, but then began beer brewing at Lady's Bridge.
Gilmours were acquired with 342 houses by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd in 1954 and brewing ceased in 1959.
Interesting Fact
Samuel Plimsoll, of Plimsoll Line fame, was born in 1824 in Bristol. Later he became a clerk and then manager of Birks Brewery, before moving to London in 1854. He died in 1898.