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<big>''' Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd, | <big>'''Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd, '''''Melbourne Brewery, Plum Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.''</big> | ||
Registered December 1889 as the [[Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd]] to amalgamate Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield. Name changed as above December 1957. | Registered December 1889 as the [[Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd]] to amalgamate Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield. Name changed as above December 1957. | ||
Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]]. 1960 and brewing ceased. 245 public houses. | Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]]. 1960 and brewing ceased. 245 public houses. | ||
'''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
Melbourne Leeds ad 1923.jpg|An advert from 1923 | |||
Melbourne Leeds ad 1937.jpg|An advert from 1937 | |||
Melbourne Leeds 1943.jpg|A letter head from 1943 | |||
Melbourne Leeds 1963.jpg|The brewery in 1963 | |||
Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|Courtesy Malcolm Toft | |||
</gallery> | |||
Revision as of 22:49, 7 August 2015
Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd, Melbourne Brewery, Plum Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Registered December 1889 as the Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd to amalgamate Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and Carter & Sons, Victoria Brewery, Wakefield. Name changed as above December 1957.
Acquired by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd. 1960 and brewing ceased. 245 public houses.
An assortment of images of the brewery
An advert from 1923
An advert from 1937
A letter head from 1943
The brewery in 1963
Courtesy Malcolm Toft
