Northampton Brewery Co. Ltd

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Ordnance Survey extract from 1938. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/index.html)
Phoenix Brewery Northampton Pictire.jpg
An advert from 1872
The former Union Inn, Market Harborough, 2008
The former Bulls Head, Tur Langton, Leics, 2012

Northampton Brewery Co. Ltd, Phoenix Brewery, 116 Bridge Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Brewery built 1856 for Thomas Phillips, later owner of the Dock Brewery, Newport, Gwent, (see Phillips & Sons Ltd). Registered in February 1887.

They acquired the following brewery companies:

Merged with Phipps & Co. Ltd in 1957 with 420 tied houses. Brewing ceased in May 1974 and the brewery was demolished. A new Carlsberg-Tetley brewery was built on the site.



An assortment of labels showing the brewery's output. Courtesy Labologist Society


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 2,653
Description  : NBC monogram in circle on star
Date of Application  : 28/2/1876
Used Prior to 1875?  : Since 1869


Registration No  : 453,857
Description  : Words "STINGO" and star with letters "NBC"
Date of Application  : 21/11/1924
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : unknown
Description  : 6 pointed star
Date of Application  :
Used Prior to 1875?  :