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Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd - Acquisition Trail

In 1913, the tied estate of Cunningham's & T.W.Thwaites Ltd of Blackburn.
In 1919, William Sharples Ltd of Preston with 28 pubs.
In 1920, Hall, Hale & Co. Ltd of Preston with 28 tied houses and was closed. Brewery demolished 1964.
In 1920, Richard Holden Ltd's Nova Scotia Brewery, Blackburn.
In 1924, William Unsworth's Balmoral Brewery, Hindley.
In 1927, Nuttall & Co. Ltd, Lion Brewery, Blackburn with 172 tied houses. Matthew Brown then moved their brewing operations to the Lion Brewery and closed their Preston brewery.
In 1928, Whittle Springs Brewery Ltd with 54 tied houses.
In 1943, Ribble Brewery Co. Ltd of Blackburn in liquidation and acquired with 12 tied houses.
In 1947, Cleator Moor Brewery Co. Ltd with 50 houses. Brewing continued until at least 1954 but relegated to a depot by 1970s.
In 1954, Brockbank & Sons of Kirkstanton with 20 houses.
In June 1975, Workington Brewery Co. Ltd with about 110 public houses. This brewery was closed in 1988.
In July 1984, Theakston Ltd of Masham, including the Carlisle Old Brewery Co. Ltd.