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[[File:LeedsMelbourneBry_OS1919.jpg|thumb|Ordnance Survey extract from 1915-1919. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/index.html)]]
[[image:Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Malcolm Toft]]


<big>'''Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd''', ''Melbourne Brewery/ Hope, Plum/ North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.''</big>
[[File:Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Malcolm Toft]]
 
<big>'''Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd''', ''Melbourne Brewery, Regent Street / Plum Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.''</big>


Registered in December 1889 as the '''Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd''' to amalgamate:
Registered in December 1889 as the '''Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd''' to amalgamate:
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* [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.  
* [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.  


Name changed to Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd in December 1957.  
Name changed to Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd in December 1957. Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] in 1960 and brewing ceased one year later. Owned 245 public houses.
 
Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] in 1960 and brewing ceased one year later. Owned 245 public houses.
 


* '''[[List of Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd. pubs]] '''
* '''[[List of Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd. pubs]] '''
* View a film: '''"Whats Brewing"''': a delightful short film by the Leeds Camera Club, showing Melbourne's Brewery in about 1959: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-whats-brewing-1959-online




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Melbourne Brewery Leeds ab.jpg
Melbourne Leeds 1963.jpg|The brewery in 1963
Melbourne Leeds 1963.jpg|The brewery in 1963
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Melbourne Brewery Leeds ac.jpg

Latest revision as of 13:49, 14 April 2021

Ordnance Survey extract from 1915-1919. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/index.html)
Courtesy Malcolm Toft

Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd, Melbourne Brewery, Regent Street / Plum Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Registered in December 1889 as the Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd to amalgamate:

  • Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and
  • Carter & Sons, Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.

Name changed to Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd in December 1957. Acquired by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd in 1960 and brewing ceased one year later. Owned 245 public houses.


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