Charrington, Head & Co. Ltd.

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Charrington, Head & Co. Ltd, Abbey Brewery, Lichfield Street / Abbey Street, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Abbey Brewery, probably named after the adjacent Burton Abbey, was being run by Hill & Sherratt in about 1740. By 1828 it was trading as Hill & Meakin.

tenceFormer Meakin's London and Burton Brewery purchased by them in 1871 and completely rebuilt in 1872. Operated as above until 1880 when it became plain Charrington & Co.

Run as a separate concern from the London brewery until Charrington & Co. Ltd. registered in July 1897. Brewing transferred to London in 1925 and the brewery sold to Yeomans, Cherry and Curtis for maltings. 86 houses sold separately.

Demolished late 1960s, site now occupied by DIY store. The Brewery Tap, the Leopard, survives.

Source: The Capital of Ale: Keith Osborne, 2008


StaffsBurtonAbbeyBry OS1881.jpg

Ordnance Survey extract from 1881. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/index.html)