http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Matthew_Brown_%26_Co._Ltd_-_Acquisition_Trail&feed=atom&action=historyMatthew Brown & Co. Ltd - Acquisition Trail - Revision history2024-03-28T23:26:35ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.3http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Matthew_Brown_%26_Co._Ltd_-_Acquisition_Trail&diff=117356&oldid=prevSteveP: Created page with "'''<big>Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd - Acquisition Trail</big>''' * In 1913, the tied estate of Cunningham's & T.W.Thwaites Ltd of Blackburn. * In 1919, William Sharples..."2021-01-03T16:26:02Z<p>Created page with "'''<big><a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Matthew_Brown_%26_Co._Ltd" title="Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd">Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd</a> - Acquisition Trail</big>''' * In 1913, the tied estate of <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Cunningham%27s_%26_T.W.Thwaites_Ltd" title="Cunningham's & T.W.Thwaites Ltd">Cunningham's & T.W.Thwaites Ltd</a> of Blackburn. * In 1919, William Sharples..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''<big>[[Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd]] - Acquisition Trail</big>'''<br />
<br />
* In 1913, the tied estate of [[Cunningham's & T.W.Thwaites Ltd]] of Blackburn.<br />
* In 1919, [[William Sharples Ltd]] of Preston with 28 pubs.<br />
* In 1920, [[Hall, Hale & Co. Ltd]] of Preston with 28 tied houses and was closed. Brewery demolished 1964. <br />
* In 1920, [[Richard Holden Ltd]]'s Nova Scotia Brewery, Blackburn.<br />
* In 1924, [[William Unsworth]]'s Balmoral Brewery, Hindley.<br />
* 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. <br />
* In 1928, [[Whittle Springs Brewery Ltd]] with 54 tied houses.<br />
* In 1943, [[Ribble Brewery Co. Ltd]] of Blackburn in liquidation and acquired with 12 tied houses.<br />
* In 1947, [[Cleator Moor Brewery Co. Ltd]] with 50 houses. Brewing continued until at least 1954 but relegated to a depot by 1970s.<br />
* In 1954, [[Brockbank & Sons]] of Kirkstanton with 20 houses.<br />
* In June 1975, [[Workington Brewery Co. Ltd]] with about 110 public houses. This brewery was closed in 1988.<br />
* In July 1984, [[Theakston Ltd]] of Masham, including the [[Carlisle Old Brewery Co. Ltd]].</div>SteveP