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<big>'''Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd, ''' '' Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Hereford & Worcester.''</big> | <big>'''Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd, ''' '' Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Hereford & Worcester.''</big> | ||
Charles Watkins started in Eign Street as innkeeper then c.1850 moved to the Imperial Inn, Widemarsh Street, which had a brewhouse. | 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, Sunlight was mainly a brand name. On his retirement in 1898 he sold the firm to the Tredegar Brewery Co. | 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 | ||
Sunlight was 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. | ||
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Many of the public houses were sold to [[Rhymney Breweries Ltd]]. | Many of the public houses were sold to [[Rhymney Breweries Ltd]]. | ||
Brewing ceased at Hereford | Brewing ceased at Hereford 1960. | ||
Demolished for a supermarket. | |||
Revision as of 20:33, 13 December 2015
Hereford & Tredegar Brewery Ltd, Imperial Brewery, Bewell Street, Hereford, Hereford & Worcester.
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
Sunlight was 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.
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