Brain & Co. Ltd

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Letterhead 1962
Letterhead 1981

S A Brain & Co Ltd

(1) The Old Brewery, St Mary Street, Cardiff.
(2) 60 Nora Street, Roath, Cardiff.
(3) The Cardiff Brewery, PO Box 53, Crawshay Street, Cardiff CF10 5DS.


The Old Brewery was founded in 1713 and was acquired by S A Brain in December 1882. Registered 12th April 1897 with 74 public houses.

The second brewery was built in 1914 at 60 Nora Street, Roath.

The Roath brewery was demolished in 1995 and in 1999 they bought the former William Hancock & Co. Ltd Brewery from Bass and moved production there.

Still brewing independently.


The remains of the St Mary Street brewery in Cardiff City Centre


An assortment of images of the current brewery

An assortment of images of the brewery taken in 2014