Charrington & Co. Ltd

Charringtons acquired Taplow's Wine & Spirits in about 1926. This 'Toff' character came with Taplows - this example on the Pakenham Arms, WC1

Charrington & Co. Ltd, Anchor Brewery, Mile End Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1

The partnership of Charrington and Moss was first recorded at Mile End in 1770. Registered as Charrington & Co. Ltd in July 1897.

The company acquired the Abbey Brewery, Burton-on-Trent and rebuilt it in 1872: Charrington, Head & Co. Ltd.. The Abbey Brewery was sold in 1926 with 86 tied houses.

They acquired the historic brewery Hoare & Co. Ltd in 1933 and closed it in 1934. The 'Toby' trade mark came from Hoare & Co.

Merged with Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. 1967 to form Bass Charrington Ltd.

The Anchor Brewery closed in January 1975 and the brewery buildings have been demolished, but the offices survive.

There is a superb collection of archival photos of pubs in the Charrington archive that were previously owned by Hoare & Co on this website: https://www.historypin.org/en/hoare-co/

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  Their Trade Mark Directory registration

The London brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.

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The Burton brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.

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Views of the brewery:

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The brewery in 2009:

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 537,222 Description  : Wings & words "CHARRINGTON" Date of Application  : 05/12/1932 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO