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[[image:Morrells 1980.jpg|thumb|1980]]
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[[File:Watlington 26 August 1980.JPG|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]]
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<big>'''Morrell's Brewery Ltd''', ''Lion Brewery, St Thomas Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire''</big>
<big>'''Morrell's Brewery Ltd''', ''Lion Brewery, St Thomas Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire''</big>


Mark and James Morrell joined Edward Tawney's firm in 1797 and carried on after his retirement the next year.  
Mark and James Morrell joined Edward Tawney's firm in 1797 and carried on after his retirement the next year. Registered April 1943 to acquire the business from Morrell's trustees.  
 
Registered April 1943 to acquire the business from Morrell's trustees.  


Brewing ceased in 1998 and site developed into housing. Mainly demolished for houses.
Brewing ceased in 1998 and site developed into housing. Mainly demolished for houses.
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File:Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002 (2).JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002 (2).JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002.JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002.JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
OxfordBreweryGate2010a_SP_July2010.jpg|The brewery tap 2010
OxfordBreweryGate2010b_SP_July2010.jpg|The brewery tap 2010
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'''During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison:'''
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Morrell's Oxford brewery 29 August 2002.jpg |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells brewery Oxford demolition 29 August 2002 (4).JPG|During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrell's Oxford The Brewery Gate 29 August 2002.jpg |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition August 2002.JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29.8.2002.JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002.JPG|During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002 (3).JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002 (2).JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
Morrells Oxford brewery demolition 29 August 2002.JPG |During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison
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Revision as of 18:26, 2 May 2020

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Courtesy Roy Denison

Morrell's Brewery Ltd, Lion Brewery, St Thomas Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Mark and James Morrell joined Edward Tawney's firm in 1797 and carried on after his retirement the next year. Registered April 1943 to acquire the business from Morrell's trustees.

Brewing ceased in 1998 and site developed into housing. Mainly demolished for houses.

The estate of 107 became a pubco and was sold to Greene King & Sons Ltd in 2002.


Images of the brewery:


The brewery in 1990:


The brewery in 1994:


During the conversion of the brewery in 2002. Courtesy Roy Denison:


The brewery gates in 2018:


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