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[[image:Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Malcolm Toft]]
[[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)]]


[[File:LeedsTram345_SP_CrichApr2018.jpg|thumb|A Leeds tram at Crich]]
[[File:Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Malcolm Toft]]


<big>'''Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd''', ''Melbourne Brewery, Plum Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.''</big>
<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 Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.
Registered in December 1889 as the '''Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd''' to amalgamate:


Name changed to Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd in December 1957.
* Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and
 
* [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.  
Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] in 1960 and brewing ceased one year later. 245 public houses.


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.


* '''[[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




'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''Various images:'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Melbourne Brewery Leeds ab.jpg
Melbourne Leeds 1963.jpg|The brewery in 1963
Melbourne Brewery Leeds ac.jpg
Melbourne Leeds ad 1923.jpg|An advert from 1923
Melbourne Leeds ad 1923.jpg|An advert from 1923
Melbourne Leeds ad 1937.jpg|An advert from 1937
Melbourne Leeds ad 1937.jpg|An advert from 1937
Melbourne Leeds 1943.jpg|A letter head from 1943
Melbourne Leeds 1943.jpg|A letter head from 1943
Melbourne Leeds 1963.jpg|The brewery in 1963
LeedsTram345_SP_CrichApr2018.jpg|A Leeds tram at Crich
File:Melbourne Brewery Leeds ac.jpg
</gallery>
File:Melbourne_Tun_Ale.png
 
File:Melbourne Brewery Leeds ab.jpg
 
'''Labels:'''
 
<gallery>
Melbourne Leeds RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Melbourne Leeds RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Melbourne_Tun_Ale.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[category:West Yorkshire]]
[[category:West Yorkshire]]

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.


Various images:

  • Melbourne Brewery Leeds ab.jpg
  • The brewery in 1963

    The brewery in 1963

  • Melbourne Brewery Leeds ac.jpg
  • An advert from 1923

    An advert from 1923

  • An advert from 1937

    An advert from 1937

  • A letter head from 1943

    A letter head from 1943

  • A Leeds tram at Crich

    A Leeds tram at Crich


Labels:

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Melbourne Tun Ale.png
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