Howick Street Brewery

The John Bull Inn, Howick Street, Alnwick taken in July 2018. On the archway leading into the yard you can just make out the words Howick Brewery. Courtesy Terry Hanstock

A clouse up of the very faint wording "Howick Brewery". Courtesy Terry Hanstock

Howick Street Brewery, Howick Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.

• 1840 - Advertisement: “Thomas Appleby, brewer, Howick Street, has resumed the business of butcher”. He was still living in the premises in 1843.

• 1843 - Advertisement: “notice of lease, public house [ie John Bull Inn - still in business] and brewery, Howick Street, Alnwick, occupied by Mr.Thomas Appleby.”

• 1845 - Howick Street Brewery offered for letting. Property included a “commodious malting”, considerably enlarged. John Bull Inn to be let with brewery and malting or separately. Thomas Forster was the tenant. Possibly owned by T C Wilson (wine merchant).

• 1855 - John Black described as “brewer John Bull Inn”.

• 1859 - Howick Street Brewery put up for auction by Thomas Robertson (the auctioneer rather than the owner?). John Bull Inn plus brewery, malting, corn loft, drying kiln, stables,and coach house leased to William Black.

• 1871 - William Black described as a 61 year old brewer employing one man.

• 1872 - Howick Street Brewery put up for auction. Still occupied by William Black.

• 1879 - John Bruce described as the landlord of the John Bull Inn. No mention of a brewery after this date just a succession of landlords, innkeepers and licensed victuallers. (1887 William Graham; 1901 William McNally; 1911-

1921 Thomas Redford Ternent.)