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<big>'''Mitchells & Butlers Ltd''', ''Cape Hill Brewery, Cape Hill, Smethwick, West Midlands.''</big>
<big>'''Mitchells & Butlers Ltd''', ''Cape Hill Brewery, Cape Hill, Smethwick, West Midlands.''</big>


The result of the merger between [[Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd]] of Broad Street, Birmingham and [[Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd]] of Cape Hill, Smethwick in 1898 to form '''Mitchells & Butlers Ltd'''. M&B merged with [[Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd]] in 1961 to form [[Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]].


The result of the merger between [[Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd]] of Broad Street, Birmingham and [[Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd]] of Cape Hill, Smethwick in 1898 to form '''Mitchells & Butlers Ltd'''.
Interbrew bought the Bass breweries in 2001. The Cape Hill Brewery was then sold to Coors, who closed it in 2002.  


* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers Ltd - Acquisition History]]'''
* '''[[M&B Cape Hill Brewery - 2002|2002 closure visit to M&B's Cape Hill Brewery in Birmingham]]'''
* '''[[William Waters Butler]]'''


'''Acquisition History'''


* In 1899, they acquired [[Alfred Homer Ltd]]'s brewery of Aston with about 39 pubs.
===Pubs===


* In 1913, they acquired [[Cheshire's Brewery Ltd]], Windmill Brewery, Smethwick.
* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers pubs in Birmingham]]'''
* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers pubs in the Black Country and Staffordshire]]'''
* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers pubs in Coventry and Warwickshire]]'''
* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers pubs in Worcestershire]]'''
* '''[[Mitchells & Butlers pubs in Other Parts]]'''


* They acquired [[George Jones (Bordesley)]] with about 10 houses in 1913.
===Views of the brewery===
 
* [[Holder's Brewery Ltd]] of Birmingham was acquired in 1919 with over 200 pubs, and was closed in 1923.
 
* The tied houses of [[John Jordan & Co]], Oldbury were acquired in 1920.
 
* [[Highgate & Walsall Brewery Co. Ltd]] was acquired in August 1939 with about 30 tied houses. This brewery was not closed by M&B, and was later sold off to its management.
 
* On 1 June 1942, they acquired [[Joseph Henry Davies]] of Netherton with 11 houses.
 
* [[A H Clarke (Wellington)]]'s brewery; and [[Thompson's Brewery Ltd]] of Studley (with 5 pubs) were both acquired in 1945.
 
* They acquired the Darlaston brewery of [[James Pritchard & Son]] in 1946.
 
* In 1949, they acquired [[Thatcher's Brewery Ltd]] of Newport, Gwent with 20 tied houses.
 
* They acquired [[Darby's Brewery Ltd]] of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968.
 
* [[Atkinson's Brewery Ltd]] of Aston were acquired in 1959 with about 200 pubs, and the brewery was closed in 1962.
 
* In 1960, they acquired [[William Butler & Co. Ltd]] of Wolverhampton with about 830 tied houses. Brewing continued here until 1991.
 
 
M&B merged with [[Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd]] in 1961 to form [[Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]].
 
* In 1965, they acquired [[Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd]] of Banbury with 187 public houses. Brewing ceased there on 1 May 1967.
 
 
* '''[[List of Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. pubs]]'''
 
 
'''Views of the brewery:'''


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===Labels, etc===
'''Images of the brewery taken in 2002:'''


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===Transport===
'''Transport:'''


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===Letterheads===
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{{Trade Mark |regno = 289,872 |date=16/01/1907|desc=Old man and glass|seventy=NO}}
{{Trade Mark |regno = 289,872 |date=16/01/1907|desc=Old man and glass|seventy=NO}}
[[category:West Midlands]]
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 16 July 2022

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Birmingham M&B Cape Hill.jpg
Cape Hill.jpg
From a Notts County programme
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Grant Arms, Kings Norton 2010
Highbury, Selly Park 2010
Blue Gates, Smethwick 2010
Marlborough Hotel, Sparkbrook 2011
Royal Exchange, Worcester, 2013
Eagle, Worcester, 2013
Colebrook pub, Shirley
Painted sign at Greatfield Road, Kidderminster in 2019 (photo Mike Brown)

Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill Brewery, Cape Hill, Smethwick, West Midlands.

The result of the merger between Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd of Broad Street, Birmingham and Henry Mitchell & Co. Ltd of Cape Hill, Smethwick in 1898 to form Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. M&B merged with Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd in 1961 to form Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd.

Interbrew bought the Bass breweries in 2001. The Cape Hill Brewery was then sold to Coors, who closed it in 2002.


Pubs

Views of the brewery

Labels, etc

Transport

Letterheads


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 289,872
Description  : Old man and glass
Date of Application  : 16/01/1907
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO