Robert Cain & Sons Ltd

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A seasonal advert from 1908.

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Robert Cain & Sons Ltd, Mersey Brewery, Stanhope Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Founded 1848 when Robert Cain acquired a small brewery in Limekiln Lane. The Mersey Brewery acquired ca. 1850. First listed in Stanhope Street in 1862. Private company registered December 1896 with 200 tied houses.

Merged with Walkers of Warrington with 345 houses in September 1921 to form Peter Walker & Robert Cain Ltd, then to become Walker Cain Ltd and brewing was concentrated at Warrington in 1923.

In 1923, the Mersey Brewery was sold to Higson's Brewery Ltd.

Following the closure of Higson's Brewery at the site, a later Robert Cain Brewery was established in 1990.

• List of Robert Cain Pubs

• Cains - photographs taken by Roger Putman - 19 June 2003

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 11,970/1/2 Description  : Queen on horseback/ Falstaff & Falstaff ale/ XL in 2 diamonds & motto Date of Application  : 8/5/1877 Used Prior to 1875?  : 3 years Registration No  : 399,032 Description  : See photo copy Date of Application  : 02/01/1920 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 403,059 Description  : Words "CAIN'S PRE-WAR BITTER ALES" Date of Application  : 17/04/1920 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 440,605 Description  : Figure of a boy in an apron Date of Application  : 11/09/1923 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 440,768 Description  : Words "LITTLE PETER" Date of Application  : 15/09/1923 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO