Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd

Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd, Hope Brewery, Claywheels Lane, Wadsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Founded 1892 by Christopher Carter, Eleazar Milner & George Bird at Mowbray Street, Bridgehouses.

Registered April 1899 as Carter, Milner & Bird Ltd. The original Hope Brewery was closed due to redevelopment of the area, but a site was acquired in Claywheels Lane, and a new model brewery was built in 1939.

Merged with Henry Tomlinson Ltd. 1942 and the name was changed as above.

In March 1960, Northern Breweries Ltd was formed to merge: Hammond's United Breweries Ltd, Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd. and John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd. The name was later changed to Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd and in October 1962 to United Breweries Ltd.

In 1962 they merged with Charrington & Co. Ltd of Mile End London and name changed to Charrington United Breweries Ltd.

In 1967 CUB merged with Bass, Mitchells & Butlers to become Bass Charrington Ltd.

The Hope Brewery was closed by Bass Charrington Ltd in 1994.

List of Carter, Milner & Bird Ltd. pubs

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