Hall & Woodhouse Ltd

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd, New (Blandford) Brewery, Blandford St Mary, Dorset. Brewers’ Journal 15th June 1899

The Ansty Brewery

Trade Mark Entry

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd , Badger Brewery, Blandford St Mary, Dorset.

Founded 1777 at Badger Brewery, Ansty, Dorset Ansty and acquired Neame & Trew (late John Hector) of Blandford St Mary in 1883 with 12 houses. Operated both sites until the new brewery at Blandford was built in 1900. Following this, the Ansty Brewery was closed.

Registered on 8th June 1898 to acquire Hall & Woodhouse Ltd of Ansty and Blandford and Godwin Brothers, Durweston, total of 105 houses.

A new brewery was built at Blandford 300 metres across from the old one. The new brewery officially opened in June 2012. The brewing equipment within the brewhouse was fabricated and built in England by Musk Engineering.

Still independent, trading as the Badger Brewery.

• Hall & Woodhouse Ltd - photographs taken by Roger Putman - 12 October 2001

• Hall & Woodhouse Ltd - photographs taken by Roger Putman -12 March 2012

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

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The Ansty brewery

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The 1900 brewery

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A BHS visit to Blandford in May 2007

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Labels

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 237,974 Description  : Badger Date of Application  : 07/05/1901 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 493,587 Description  : Badger with label with badger Date of Application  : 25/07/1928 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 493,589 Description  : Badger with label with badger Date of Application  : 25/07/1928 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 493,590 Description  : Oatmeal stout Label Date of Application  : 25/07/1928 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 519,947 Description  : Brown Ale Label Date of Application  : 30/01/1931 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 550,822 Description  : Label Date of Application  : 02/05/1934 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO