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<big>'''Greene King & Sons Ltd''', ''Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.''</big>
[[File:Greene King BsE c1980.jpg|thumb|The brewery c.1980]]
[[File:Greene King 1968 Price List small.jpg|thumb|From 1968, courtesy Jeff Sechiari]]
[[File:Greene King RD zc (1).jpg|thumb |Courtesy Roy Denison]]
[[File:Greene King RD zc (2).jpg|thumb |Courtesy Roy Denison]]
<big>'''Greene King & Sons Ltd,''' ''Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.''</big>


Registered in June 1887 to acquire:
Registered in June 1887 to acquire:


* E.Greene & Son, Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1799.
* E.Greene & Son, Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1799.
* F.W.King & Son, St.Edmund's Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1868.
* F.W.King & Son, St.Edmund's Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1868.


In 2019, Greene King was sold to a Hong Kong based company, CKA Bidco.


In 1925, they acquired [[Bailey & Tebbutt Ltd]] of Cambridge with 48 houses. This brewery was closed in 1957.
* '''[[List of breweries acquired by Greene King]]'''
 
* Article: '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/168/6%20Westgate.pdf "The Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds"]''' (Published 17 April 1875)
Merged with [[Rayment & Co. Ltd]] in 1931. This brewery was closed in 1987.
 
In 1961, they acquired [[Wells & Winch Ltd]] of Biggleswade with 287 public houses. This brewery was closed in 1997.
 
In 1999, they acquired [[Morland & Co. Ltd]] of Abingdon, and this brewery was closed.
 
In 2005, they acquired [[Belhaven Brewery Co. Ltd.]] of Dunbar. This brewery is still brewing.
 
 
Still independent.




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File:BStEGreeneKing_0168_SP_May2016.jpg|From the brewhouse roof
File:BStEGreeneKing_0168_SP_May2016.jpg|From the brewhouse roof
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File:BStEGreeneKing_0173_SP_May2016.jpg|From the brewhouse roof
File:BStEGreeneKing_0173_SP_May2016.jpg|From the brewhouse roof
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'''Labels, etc'''
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File:Greene King RD zmcx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Greene King RD zmcx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Greene King RD zmcx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Greene King RD zmcx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Greene King RD zmxc (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Greene King RD zmxc (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
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{{Trade Mark |regno = 26,636|desc=Representation of Abbey Gateway|date=19/8/1881|seventy=NO}}
{{Trade Mark |regno = 26,636|desc=Representation of Abbey Gateway|date=19/8/1881|seventy=NO}}
[[category:Suffolk]]

Latest revision as of 21:20, 23 October 2021

The brewery c.1980
From 1968, courtesy Jeff Sechiari
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison

Greene King & Sons Ltd, Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Registered in June 1887 to acquire:

  • E.Greene & Son, Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1799.
  • F.W.King & Son, St.Edmund's Brewery, Westgate Street. Founded 1868.

In 2019, Greene King was sold to a Hong Kong based company, CKA Bidco.


An assortment of views of the brewery.


A BHS tour in May 2016


Labels, etc


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 26,636
Description  : Representation of Abbey Gateway
Date of Application  : 19/8/1881
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO