Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd

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

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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.

Acquisition history

• Marston, Thompson & Son acquired the Anstey, Leicestershire brewery of Daniel Pettifor & Sons in 1900 with 20 public houses.
• In 1922, the company acquired Zachary Smith & Co of Shardlow with over 80 houses, and closed the brewery.
• 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 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.

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.

• List of Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd pubs

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

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Various images of the brewery:

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  Taken from roughly the same position

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  The canal near the brewery

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Marston's Unions:

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A tour of the brewery in May 1990:

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The Brewery in 1992:

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The Brewery in 2002:

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The Brewery in 2003:

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Marston warehouse 2014 (courtesy Keith Busby):

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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