Greene King & Sons Ltd

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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.


The Christmas & Co brewery of Haverhill was acquired in 1918 with 49 public houses. Brewing ceased here in 1924.

In 1925, they acquired Bailey & Tebbutt Ltd of Cambridge with 48 houses. This brewery was closed in 1957.

In 1930, they acquired Ogden & Sons of March with 34 houses.

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.

They acquired Ridley & Sons Ltd of Hartford End in 2006 with 73 houses and sold the Ridley site for redevelopment.


Still independent.


An assortment of views of the brewery.


A BHS tour in May 2016


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