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[[File:Marstons Burton 1.jpg|thumb|The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890]]
[[File:Marstons Burton 1.jpg|thumb|The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890]]
[[File:Marstons Burton Brewery zx.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Marstons Burton 1924.jpg|thumb|1924]]
[[File:Marstons Burton 1924.jpg|thumb|1924]]
[[File:Marston 1927.jpg|thumb|1927]]
[[File:Marston 1927.jpg|thumb|1927]]
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[[File:StaffsBurtonMarstonEngineAtBarrowHill.jpg|thumb|Marston's locomotive at Barrow Hill 2007]]
[[File:StaffsBurtonMarstonEngineAtBarrowHill.jpg|thumb|Marston's locomotive at Barrow Hill 2007]]


<big>'''Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd''', '' Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.''</big>
<big>'''Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd''', ''Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.''</big>


Founded at the Horninglow Brewery by John Marston in 1834.
Founded at the Horninglow Brewery by John Marston in 1834.
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Registered in 1890 as John Marston & Son Ltd. and was re-registered June 1896.  
Registered in 1890 as John Marston & Son Ltd. and was re-registered June 1896.  


Merged with John Thompson & Sons Ltd. 1898 and the name was changed to J.Marston, Thompson & Son Ltd. and as above in 1905 when [[Sydney Evershed Ltd]]. was acquired. In 1999, was bought by [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]].  
Merged with [[John Thompson & Son Ltd]] in 1898 and the name was changed to J.Marston, Thompson & Son Ltd; and then to '''Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd''' in 1905 when [[Sydney Evershed Ltd]] was acquired.


Still brewing.
In 1999, Marstons were bought by [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]], and the brewery group was later renamed [[Marstons PLC]].  


[[List of Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd pubs]]
Still brewing at Burton-upon-Trent.


'''Acquisition and closure trail:'''
* John Marston & Son acquired [[John Yeomans, Blue Posts Brewery]], Burton in 1890 with 8 premises.
* Marston, Thompson & Son acquired the Anstey, Leicestershire brewery of [[Daniel Pettifor & Sons]] in 1900 with 20 public houses.
* [[Ealand's Brewery]] of Southwell, with 10 pubs, came in 1904.
* The 10 pubs of [[Walker's Leek Brewery]] were acquired in 1922.
* In 1922, the company acquired [[Zachary Smith & Co]] of Shardlow with over 80 houses, and closed the brewery. [[Pim & Co. Ltd]] of Stoke-on-Trent, a subsidiary of Smith's, came into Marstons' ownership in 1925.
* In 1923, they acquired [[Winchester Brewery Co. Ltd]] with 108 houses, and closed the brewery; but the site was used as a Marston's depot for many years afterwards.
* [[Pearce's Crystal Fountain Brewery Co]] of Market Drayton acquired in 1925.
* [[Newport (Salop) Brewery Co. Ltd]]: seven houses acquired in 1927.
* [[Alfred Bertwistle & Sons]] of Appleby, Cumbria were acquired in August 1928. Used as a depot until the 1970s.
* They acquired John [[Elworthy & Co. Ltd]] of Kettering in October 1931 with 20 houses and 13 off-licences. Brewing ceased here in 1940.
* In 1937, they acquired [[Lewis Clarkes Ltd]] of Worcester and closed that brewery.
* In 1958, they acquired the approximately 60 public houses of [[Taylor's Eagle Brewery Ltd]], Gorton, Manchester; to whom they had supplied beers previously.
* They acquired W T [[Rothwell Ltd]] of Newton Heath in February 1961 and brewing ceased in 1968.
* [[Smith & Sons Ltd (Macclesfield)]] were acquired in 1962 with about 20 public houses and that brewery used as a depot until 1989.
* In 1984, they acquired [[Border Brewery Ltd]] of Wrexham with 170 houses, and closed down that brewery in October 1984.
* [[List of Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd pubs]]
* [[Marston's Brewing Ledgers From 1940]]
* [[Marston's Brewery, Burton on Trent - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 11 January 2006]]




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'''Posters:'''
'''Posters and Labels'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Marston prices 1925.jpg
File:Marston prices 1925.jpg
File:Marston Nut Brown.jpg
File:Marston Nut Brown.jpg
File:Marstons BoT RD zn (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zn (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zn (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zn (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zn (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons BoT RD zx (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons Rd zmxc (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons Rd zmxc (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons Rd zmxc (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons Rd zmxc (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Marstons Rd zmxc (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Marstons night.jpg  
Marstons night.jpg  
Marstons steam engine.jpg  
Marstons steam engine.jpg  
BurtonCanalNearMarstons47a_SP_Nov17.jpg|The canal near the brewery
File:BurtonMarstonsBry50a_SP_Nov17.jpg|2017
File:BurtonMarstonsBry51a_SP_Nov17.jpg|2017
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</gallery>


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Marstons Unions 2 (3).jpg
Marstons Unions 2 (3).jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''The brewery in October 1985:'''
<gallery>
File:Marston1985a_SP_Oct85.jpg
File:Marston1985b_SP_Oct85.jpg
File:Marston1985c_SP_Oct85.jpg
File:Marston1985d_SP_Oct85.jpg
File:Marston1985e_SP_Oct85.jpg
File:Marston1985f_SP_Oct85.jpg|The Unions
File:Marston1985g_SP_Oct85.jpg|The Unions
</gallery>
'''A tour of the brewery in May 1990:'''
<gallery>
File:Marston01_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston02_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston03_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston04_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston05_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston06_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston07_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston08_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston09_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston10_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston11_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston12_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston13_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston14_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston15_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston16_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston17_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston18_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston19_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston20_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston21_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston22_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston23_SP_May90.jpg
File:Marston24_SP_May90.jpg
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Marstons 1992 (1).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (3).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (7).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (8).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (2).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (2).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (3).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (3).jpg|
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Marstons 1992 set 2 (8).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (8).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (1).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (3).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (7).jpg|
Marstons 1992 (8).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (15).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (15).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (16).jpg|
Marstons 1992 set 2 (16).jpg|
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|regno2 = 34,571|desc2=Stafford knot|date2=10/12/1883|seventy2=8 years
|regno2 = 34,571|desc2=Stafford knot|date2=10/12/1883|seventy2=8 years
|regno3 = 493,283|desc3=Words "GOOKAN"|date3=13/07/1928|seventy3=NO}}
|regno3 = 493,283|desc3=Words "GOOKAN"|date3=13/07/1928|seventy3=NO}}
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Revision as of 22:33, 1 June 2020

The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890
Marstons Burton Brewery zx.jpg
1924
1927
1929
1980
Marston's locomotive at Barrow Hill 2007

Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd, Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

Founded at the Horninglow Brewery by John Marston in 1834.

The Albion Brewery, Burton was built in 1875 by Mile End brewers Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd and used by them until 1896. Marstons moved to the Albion Brewery in 1898.

Registered in 1890 as John Marston & Son Ltd. and was re-registered June 1896.

Merged with John Thompson & Son Ltd in 1898 and the name was changed to J.Marston, Thompson & Son Ltd; and then to Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd in 1905 when Sydney Evershed Ltd was acquired.

In 1999, Marstons were bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd, and the brewery group was later renamed Marstons PLC.

Still brewing at Burton-upon-Trent.


Acquisition and closure trail:



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


Posters and Labels


Various images of the brewery:


Marston's Unions:


The brewery in October 1985:


A tour of the brewery in May 1990:


The Brewery in 1992:


The Brewery in 2002:


The Brewery in 2003:


Marston warehouse 2014 (courtesy Keith Busby):


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 20,680
Description  : Shield & 3 barrels
Date of Application  : 26/5/1879
Used Prior to 1875?  : 8 years


Registration No  : 34,571
Description  : Stafford knot
Date of Application  : 10/12/1883
Used Prior to 1875?  : 8 years


Registration No  : 493,283
Description  : Words "GOOKAN"
Date of Application  : 13/07/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO