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Registered in October 1887. After the purchase of [[Ruddles Brewery Ltd]] in 1997, financial problems culminated in the purchase in 1999 by [[Greene King & Sons Ltd]]. | Registered in October 1887. After the purchase of [[Ruddles Brewery Ltd]] in 1997, financial problems culminated in the purchase in 1999 by [[Greene King & Sons Ltd]]. | ||
The brewery was closed and converted into housing, the brands being transferred to Bury St Edmunds. | The brewery was closed and converted into housing, the brands being transferred to Bury St Edmunds. See:- [[https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/feature-articles/morland-brewery#:~:text=The%20brewery%20was%20closed%20down%20early%20in%201999,development%20and%20success%20of%20the%20town%20of%20Abingdon]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 5 November 2020
Morland & Co. Ltd, Eagle Brewery, Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
(Historically located in the county of Berkshire, it moved to Oxfordshire in 1974)
Founded in 1711 as maltsters at West Ilsley by Benjamin Morland. Eagle Brewery acquired 1861 and Abbey Brewery 1866. Brewing was concentrated at the Eagle Brewery.
Registered in October 1887. After the purchase of Ruddles Brewery Ltd in 1997, financial problems culminated in the purchase in 1999 by Greene King & Sons Ltd.
The brewery was closed and converted into housing, the brands being transferred to Bury St Edmunds. See:- [[1]]
Images of the brewery
This former brewery building was converted to a pub ‘The Brewery Tap’ by Morlands about 1994. Photos September 2011.
Labels and beer mats