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. Ltd

In 1962 they merged with United Breweries Ltd (formerly Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd) and name changed to Charrington United Breweries Ltd.

They acquired Offiler's Brewery Ltd of Derby in 1965 with 238 properties houses closed it on 30th September 1966.

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

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  Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones

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  Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones

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 etc:

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  Courtesy Geoff Dye

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  Larrik (Kings Arms), SW6

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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