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<big>'''Castletown Brewery Ltd, '''''Victoria Road, Castletown, Isle of Man.''</big>
[[File:Castletown RD zx.jpg|thumb |Courtesy Roy Denison]]
<big>'''Castletown Brewery Ltd,''' ''Victoria Road, Castletown, Isle of Man.''</big>


Registered 1906 as the Castletown Brewery (1906) Ltd.  
In the 1860s and 1870s, Messrs Quayle & Usher were brewing at the Castle Rushen Brewery in Castletown. The partnership was dissolved in November 1880, and Thomas Frederick Usher continued the business on his own. The brewery was then operated by Theodore Sherlock and Edward Tooker, trading as T.E. Sherlock & Co. After Sherlock’s death, Tooker ran it on his own for a time, before deciding to turn it into a company in 1890. Castletown Brewery Ltd operated the brewery from 1 January 1891.


Acquired by [[Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd]], Sheffield in 1946.  
On 24 June 1899, '''The Isle of Man Breweries Ltd''', of Douglas, was formed to acquire the Castletown Brewery, [[Woolf Brothers Ltd]], and the [[Ramsey Brewery]]. Registered 1906 as the Castletown Brewery (1906) Ltd after liquidation of the parent company.


Re-registered as above January 1948 to acquire the Castletown Brewery and [[Clinch & Co. Ltd (Isle of Man)]].  
Acquired by [[Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd]], Sheffield in 1946. Re-registered as above January 1948 to acquire the Castletown Brewery and [[Clinch & Co. Ltd (Isle of Man)]].  


Merged with [[Okell & Sons Ltd]]. 1986 to form Isle of Man Breweries Ltd. with 34 public houses and closed.
Merged with [[Okell & Sons Ltd]] in 1986 to form Isle of Man Breweries Ltd. with 34 public houses and closed.
 
* '''[[List of pubs owned by Castletown Brewery Ltd]]'''
* Read: '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/164/IsleofMan.pdf "Breweries in the Isle of Man and the Amalgamation of 1899" by Peter Dyer]'''
 
 
'''Images of the brewery:'''


'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
Castletown I of Man 42.jpg   
Castletown I of Man 42.jpg   
Castletown -3.jpg 
Castletown 1986.jpg|1986
CastletownBreweryCourt47_SP_Apr07.jpg|2007
CastletownBreweryCourt49_SP_Apr07.jpg|2007
File:Castletown 2a.jpg
File:Castletown 2b.jpg
File:Castletown 2c.jpg
</gallery>
'''Courtesy of Roy Denison:'''
<gallery>
File:Castletown brewery delivery at  Ramsey 12.9.1973.JPG|The brewery in 1973
File:Castletown brewery 11 September  1973.JPG|Te brewery in 1973
File:Castletown aerial view 11 September  1973.jpg|The brewery in 1973
File:Castletown 11 September 1973.jpg|The brewery in 1973
File:Castletown Isle of Man 1 Sept 1973.jpg|The brewery in 1973
File:Castletown the brewery 11 September1974.JPG|The brewery in 1974
File:Castletown brewery sle of Man  11.9.1977.jpg|The brewery in 1977
File:Castletown brewery dray 15.9.1977.jpg|The brewery in 1977
File:Castletown brewery IofM August  1990.jpg|The brewery in 1990
File:Castletown IofM August 1990.jpg|The brewery in 1990
</gallery>
'''Labels:'''
<gallery>
Castletown -24.jpg  
Castletown -24.jpg  
Castletown -23.jpg
Castletown -23.jpg
Castletown -22.jpg
Castletown -22.jpg
Castletown -3.jpg 
Castletown -2.jpg  
Castletown -2.jpg  
Castletown 1986.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[category:Isle of Man]]

Latest revision as of 21:25, 30 October 2023

1948
1956
1977
Courtesy Roy Denison

Castletown Brewery Ltd, Victoria Road, Castletown, Isle of Man.

In the 1860s and 1870s, Messrs Quayle & Usher were brewing at the Castle Rushen Brewery in Castletown. The partnership was dissolved in November 1880, and Thomas Frederick Usher continued the business on his own. The brewery was then operated by Theodore Sherlock and Edward Tooker, trading as T.E. Sherlock & Co. After Sherlock’s death, Tooker ran it on his own for a time, before deciding to turn it into a company in 1890. Castletown Brewery Ltd operated the brewery from 1 January 1891.

On 24 June 1899, The Isle of Man Breweries Ltd, of Douglas, was formed to acquire the Castletown Brewery, Woolf Brothers Ltd, and the Ramsey Brewery. Registered 1906 as the Castletown Brewery (1906) Ltd after liquidation of the parent company.

Acquired by Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd, Sheffield in 1946. Re-registered as above January 1948 to acquire the Castletown Brewery and Clinch & Co. Ltd (Isle of Man).

Merged with Okell & Sons Ltd in 1986 to form Isle of Man Breweries Ltd. with 34 public houses and closed.


Images of the brewery:


Courtesy of Roy Denison:


Labels: