Dutton's Blackburn Brewery Ltd

Letterhead 1965

Letterhead 1969

Labels

An advert from 1931

Mercer's Meat Stout

Mercer's Meat Stout

Merry Christmas from Duttons

Dutton's Blackburn Brewery Ltd, Salford Brewery, Bow Street, Blackburn, Lancashire

Founded by 1799. Registered in November 1897 with 92 public houses.

Takeover trail:

• They acquired the Blackburn Brewery Co. Ltd in 1928 with over 100 houses. Brewery later used as a bottling store.

• John Mercer Ltd, Plough Brewery, Adlington was taken over in March 1929. Brewing ceased 1936.

• They acquired the Kirkstall Brewery Co Ltd of Leeds in 1936 with 83 public houses, although Kirkstall Brewery was later sold to Whitbread.

• Richard Seed & Co. Ltd of Radcliffe was acquired in 1938 with 60 houses and brewing ceased.

• Jonas Alexander & Sons Ltd of Kendal was acquired in 1947 with 31 tied houses. The brewery closed in 1951.

• They acquired J.Hamer Ltd of Bromley Croass in 1951 with 42 tied houses.

• W T Settle of Bolton was acquired in 1951 with 5 pubs and 3 off-licences.

• Crown Brewing Co. Ltd (Bury) was acquired in 1959 with 127 public houses and brewing ceased.

• In 1959, they also acquired Glasson's Penrith Breweries Ltd with 110 tied houses.

• The pub estate of Selby (Middlebrough) Brewery Ltd was acquired in 1964.

Dutton's was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1964 with 784 tied houses. Name changed to Dutton’s Brewery Ltd in 1966 and was operated as Whitbread West Pennines Ltd until closed in 1978.

• List of Dutton's Blackburn Brewery Ltd pubs

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A selection of products of the brewery

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 1,417 Description  : Pyramid of barrels on a stand within a garter Date of Application  : 28/1/1876 Used Prior to 1875?  : 5 years Registration No  : 179,980 Description  : Aerated water mfr Label Design Date of Application  : 9/5/1894 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 193,060 Description  : Signature Date of Application  : 12/02/1896 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 436,427 Description  : Words "OH BE JOYFUL!" strong ale label Date of Application  : 23/04/1923 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO