John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Co. Ltd
John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Co. Ltd, High Street, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.
Acquired by John Smith 1847. Present brewery built 1884. Registered August 1892.
- J L Cockayne & Son's Owlerton Brewery, Sheffield was acquired with 27 houses in May 1913, and the brewery was dismantled.
- They acquired Warwick & Co, Anchor Brewery, Boroughbridge in April 1925 with 42 public houses.
- Bentley's Milnshaw Brewery Co. Ltd of Accrington were acquired in 1926 with 12 houses.
- They acquired Haughton Road Brewery Co of Darlington in June 1934 with 41 public houses.
- Henry Shaw of Dukinfield was acquired in 1939.
- In 1961, they acquired Yates Castle Brewery Ltd of Manchester and that brewery was closed.
- The Barnsley Brewery Co. Ltd was acquired in 1961 with 250 public houses. Following John Smith's takeover by Courage, and the latter's takeover by Imperial Tobacco in 1972, Barnsley Brewery was closed on 27th March 1976.
- Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd of Newark were acquired in 1962 and brewing ceased there in 1966.
Acquired by Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd in 1970 with c.1800 houses.
Brewery still in operation as part of Heineken UK.
Various images of the brewery
The brewery in 1990
The brewery in 1992
Views of the brewery taken in 2002. Courtesy Jeff Sechiari
The brewery in June 2008
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