Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd

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

A reminder that London's Mann, Crossman and Paulin built the brewery in 1875: photo Roger Putman

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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.

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
• List of Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd pubs
• Marston's Brewing Ledgers From 1940
• Marston's Brewery - Gallery
• Article: "Marston, Thompson & Evershed: The Early Years", by E Fower

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

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Posters and Labels

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Various images of the brewery:

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  Taken from roughly the same position

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  Their Anson Court Depot

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  The canal near the brewery

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The brewery in October 1985:

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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