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[[File:Notts_KimberleyBreweries.jpg|thumb|The Kimberley breweries side-by-side. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1913. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html]][[Image:Kimberley 1.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Notts_KimberleyBreweries.jpg|thumb|The Kimberley breweries side-by-side. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1913. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html]]
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[[File:Hardy Hansons Skegness 26.9.1970.jpg|thumb|In Skegness, 1970; photo Roy Denison]]
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<big>'''Hardy's Kimberley Brewery Ltd''', ''Brewery Street, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.''</big>
<big>'''Hardy's Kimberley Brewery Ltd''', later '''Hardys & Hansons Ltd''', ''Brewery Street, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.''</big>


Founded in 1832 by Samuel Robinson and was acquired by William & Thomas Hardy in 1857. Registered May 1897 with 97 public houses. Merged with [[Hansons Ltd]]. in October 1930 and all brewing was concentrated here from 1932.  
Founded in 1832 by Samuel Robinson and was acquired by William & Thomas Hardy in 1857. Registered May 1897 with 97 public houses. Merged with [[Hansons Ltd]]. in October 1930 and all brewing was concentrated here from 1932. Name changed to Hardys & Hansons Ltd in 1972.


Name changed to '''Hardys & Hansons Ltd''' 1972.
Acquired by [[Greene King & Sons Ltd]] in 2006 and brewing ceased on 11 December 2006. The maltings were listed grade 2 in 2008. The site was sold off in 2011, and there are proposals to develop the site for housing, including conversion of some of the historic brewery buildings.


Acquired by [[Greene King & Sons Ltd]]. in 2006 and brewing ceased on 11 December 2006. The maltings were listed grade 2 in 2008. The site was sold off in 2011, and there are proposals to develop the site for housing, including conversion of some of the historic brewery buildings.
* '''[[Hardys & Hansons Ltd pubs in Derbyshire]]'''
 
* '''[[Hardys & Hansons Ltd pubs in Nottinghamshire]]'''
 
* '''[[Hardys & Hansons Ltd pubs in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Elsewhere]]'''
* '''[[List of Hardys & Hansons Ltd. pubs]]'''
* '''[[Hardys & Hansons Ltd: BHS AGM on 21 April 2006]]'''




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Kimberley 4.jpg|1980  
Kimberley 4.jpg|1980  
Kimberley 3.jpg|The brewery outbuildings in 1980
Kimberley 3.jpg|The brewery outbuildings in 1980
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
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File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zmx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
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'''The following images were taken on a visit during the BHS AGM on 21 April 2006:'''
* '''[[Hardys & Hansons Ltd: BHS AGM on 21 April 2006]]'''
 
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'''Labels and beermats'''
<gallery>
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Kimberley RD zx (6).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Hardy Hanson Kimberley RD zx (6).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
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[[Category:Nottinghamshire]]
[[Category:Nottinghamshire]]

Latest revision as of 19:30, 30 December 2021

The Kimberley breweries side-by-side. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1913. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html
Kimberley 2.jpg
Hardys Kimberley Bwy.jpg
The Langham, Radford Road, Nottingham, February 1987
Boundary plate "HKB LTD" at the Durham Ox, New Brinsley
In Skegness, 1970; photo Roy Denison

Hardy's Kimberley Brewery Ltd, later Hardys & Hansons Ltd, Brewery Street, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Founded in 1832 by Samuel Robinson and was acquired by William & Thomas Hardy in 1857. Registered May 1897 with 97 public houses. Merged with Hansons Ltd. in October 1930 and all brewing was concentrated here from 1932. Name changed to Hardys & Hansons Ltd in 1972.

Acquired by Greene King & Sons Ltd in 2006 and brewing ceased on 11 December 2006. The maltings were listed grade 2 in 2008. The site was sold off in 2011, and there are proposals to develop the site for housing, including conversion of some of the historic brewery buildings.


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


A selection of images of the brewery:


The brewery in 1994:


The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 1994:



The brewery in September 2006. Courtesy Steve Peck:


The brewery in July 2015. Courtesy Steve Peck:


The brewery in December 2015. Courtesy Steve Peck:


From the site of Kimberley West Railway Station, December 2015. Courtesy Steve Peck:


Labels and beermats