Birks & Co
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.
The Bridge Inn, Lady's Bridge Brewery behind. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk
Entrance from Castle Green to the stables and malt kilns, W H Birks and Co. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk
An 1896 insurance map showing a tunnel between Tennant's brewery and Birks & Co's yard
