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[[Image:Tredgar 2.jpg|thumb|The brewery in 1900.]]
[[Image:Tredgar_2.jpg|thumb|The brewery in 1900.]]
[[Image:Tredgar 1.jpg|thumb|The brewery in 1900.]]
[[Image:Tredgar_1.jpg|thumb|The brewery in 1900.]]
<big>'''Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd, ''' '' Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Hereford & Worcester.''</big>
[[File:HerefordSunlightBry.jpg|thumb|Sunlight Brewery]]


Charles Watkins started in Eign Street as innkeeper then c.1850 moved to the Imperial Inn, Widemarsh Street, which had a brewhouse.  
<big>'''Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd''', ''Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Herefordshire.''</big>


Around 1858 he bought the Hereford Brewery in Bewell Street, previously J C Reynolds, which he then renamed the Imperial Brewery, Sunlight was mainly a brand name. On his retirement in 1898 he sold the firm to the Tredegar Brewery Co.  
Charles Watkins started in Eign Street as an innkeeper then c.1850 moved to the Imperial Inn, Widemarsh Street, which had a brewhouse. Around 1858 he bought the Hereford Brewery in Bewell Street, previously J C Reynolds, which he then renamed the Imperial Brewery, also using Sunlight Brewery as mainly a brand name. On his retirement in 1898 he sold the firm to the Tredegar Brewery Co.  


Registered August 1899 as the Tredegar & Hereford Brewery Co. Ltd.  
Registered August 1899 as the Tredegar & Hereford Brewery Co. Ltd. Under the control of Allsopps 1899-1902.


Under the control of Allsopps 1899-1902.  
Acquired by the [[Cheltenham Original Brewery Co. Ltd]]. 1945 who then changed their name to Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd. Many of the public houses were sold to [[Rhymney Breweries Ltd]]. Brewing ceased at Hereford 1960. Demolished for a supermarket.


Acquired by the [[Cheltenham Original Brewery Co. Ltd]]. 1945 who then changed their name to Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd.
* '''[[List of Charles Watkins pubs]]'''


Many of the public houses were sold to [[Rhymney Breweries Ltd]].


Brewing ceased at Hereford 1963.
'''The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890'''
 
<gallery>
File:Watkins Hereford 3.jpg
File:Watkins Hereford 2.jpg
File:Watkins Hereford 1.jpg
File:Watkins Hereford 4.jpg
</gallery>
 
 
'''Adverts and labels'''
 
<gallery>
Image:Tredgar 10.jpg|An advert from 1851
Image:Russell 1.jpg|An advert from 1859
Image:Hereford 51.jpg|An advert from 1950s
File:Hereford & Tregar labels ax (1).jpeg
File:Hereford & Tregar labels ax (1).jpg
File:Hereford & Tredegar label cv.jpg
File:Hereford_old_enamel_sign_24_August_2017.JPG|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison
Image:Tredgar_11.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1851
</gallery>
 
 
{{Trade Mark 4 |regno = 25,102/3/4/5|desc=Eagle with extended wings upon a rock, Eagle with extended wings upon a rock,  Eagle with extended wings upon a rock,  Eagle with extended wings standing on a barrel|date=25/10/1880|seventy=12 years
|regno2 = 46,915|desc2=Words "National Household Ales"|date2=19/8/1885|seventy2=NO
|regno3 = 51,136|desc3=Label National Dinner Ale|date3=16/2/1886|seventy3=1 years
|regno4 = 72,794|desc4=Label design for lemonade|date4=30/8/1888|seventy4=NO}}
[[category:Herefordshire]]

Latest revision as of 18:09, 21 August 2021

The brewery in 1900.
The brewery in 1900.
Sunlight Brewery

Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd, Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Herefordshire.

Charles Watkins started in Eign Street as an innkeeper then c.1850 moved to the Imperial Inn, Widemarsh Street, which had a brewhouse. Around 1858 he bought the Hereford Brewery in Bewell Street, previously J C Reynolds, which he then renamed the Imperial Brewery, also using Sunlight Brewery as mainly a brand name. On his retirement in 1898 he sold the firm to the Tredegar Brewery Co.

Registered August 1899 as the Tredegar & Hereford Brewery Co. Ltd. Under the control of Allsopps 1899-1902.

Acquired by the Cheltenham Original Brewery Co. Ltd. 1945 who then changed their name to Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd. Many of the public houses were sold to Rhymney Breweries Ltd. Brewing ceased at Hereford 1960. Demolished for a supermarket.


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

  • Watkins Hereford 3.jpg
  • Watkins Hereford 2.jpg
  • Watkins Hereford 1.jpg
  • Watkins Hereford 4.jpg


Adverts and labels

  • An advert from 1851

    An advert from 1851

  • An advert from 1859

    An advert from 1859

  • An advert from 1950s

    An advert from 1950s

  • Hereford & Tregar labels ax (1).jpeg
  • Hereford & Tregar labels ax (1).jpg
  • Hereford & Tredegar label cv.jpg
  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • An advert from 1851

    An advert from 1851


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 25,102/3/4/5
Description  : Eagle with extended wings upon a rock, Eagle with extended wings upon a rock, Eagle with extended wings upon a rock, Eagle with extended wings standing on a barrel
Date of Application  : 25/10/1880
Used Prior to 1875?  : 12 years

Registration No  : 46,915
Description  : Words "National Household Ales"
Date of Application  : 19/8/1885
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 51,136
Description  : Label National Dinner Ale
Date of Application  : 16/2/1886
Used Prior to 1875?  : 1 years

Registration No  : 72,794
Description  : Label design for lemonade
Date of Application  : 30/8/1888
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO
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