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[[file:Buchan Rgymney 1951.jpg|thumb]]
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[[File:Rhymney brewery trade mark zc.jpg|thumb|The company Trade Mark]]
<big>'''Rhymney Breweries Ltd''', ''Rhymney, Caerphilly.''</big>
<big>'''Rhymney Breweries Ltd''', ''Rhymney, Caerphilly.''</big>


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Brewing ceased in 1978.
Brewing ceased in 1978.


 
'''[[List of Andrew Buchan & Co pubs]]'''
[[File:Amber Ale Pre 1930.jpg|150px]]
 
[[File:Crosswells label 003.jpg|150px]]
 


'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
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Rhymney Buchans W298a.jpg  
Rhymney Buchans W298a.jpg  
Rhymney Buchans W298.jpg  
Rhymney Buchans W298.jpg  
File:Amber Ale Pre 1930.jpg
File:Crosswells label 003.jpg|150px
File:RhymneyBrewery_Gates.jpg
File:RhymneyBrewery_Gates.jpg
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (8).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Rhymney labels RD zmx (9).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
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[[category:Wales]]

Revision as of 15:27, 21 September 2020

Can anyone locate this sign?
Buchan Rgymney 1951.jpg
Rhymney.jpg
The company Trade Mark

Rhymney Breweries Ltd, Rhymney, Caerphilly.

Founded 1839 by William Copeland, Chairman of the Rhymney Iron Co. to supply beer to their employees.

Control of the parent company passed to the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd. in 1920 and the brewery became a separate company which was registered as Andrew Buchan's Breweries Ltd on 9th October 1929 to acquire the businesses of Andrew Buchan & Co. and Griffiths Brothers Ltd of Blaina.

Crosswell's Cardiff Brewery Ltd was acquired by Andrew Buchan's Breweries Ltd of Rhymney in 1938 and brewing ceased there in 1947.

The name was changed as above on 25th May 1959. Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in January 1966.

Brewing ceased in 1978.

List of Andrew Buchan & Co pubs

An assortment of images of the brewery