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[[image:Melbourn Leeds window Toft house.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Malcolm Toft]]
[[image: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/ Hope, Plum/ North 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 Kirk, Matthews, Melbourne Brewery and [[Carter & Sons]], Victoria Brewery, Wakefield.  
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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. 245 public houses.
Acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] in 1960 and brewing ceased one year later. Owned 245 public houses.





Revision as of 16:20, 14 May 2020

Melbourne Brewery Leeds ab.jpg
Courtesy Malcolm Toft

Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd, Melbourne Brewery/ Hope, Plum/ North 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.



An assortment of images of the brewery