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<big>'''Frederic Robinson Ltd''', ''Unicorn Brewery, Lower Hillgate, Stockport, Greater Manchester.''</big> | <big>'''Frederic Robinson Ltd''', ''Unicorn Brewery, Lower Hillgate, Stockport, Greater Manchester.''</big> | ||
Founded September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920. | Founded in September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920. Still independent. | ||
* [[Sydney Pearson]]'s Stockport brewery was acquired in September 1905 with four tied houses. | * [[Sydney Pearson]]'s Stockport brewery was acquired in September 1905 with four tied houses. | ||
* [[John Heginbotham Ltd]], Borough Brewery, Stalybridge was acquired in 1915. | |||
* In February 1925, they acquired [[Schofield's Portland Brewery (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd]] with 42 public houses. | * In February 1925, they acquired [[Schofield's Portland Brewery (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd]] with 42 public houses. | ||
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* '''[[List of Frederic Robinson Ltd pubs]]''' | |||
'''[[List of Frederic Robinson Ltd pubs]]''' | |||
'''[[List of Frederic Robinson Ltd North Wales pubs]]''' | * '''[[List of Frederic Robinson Ltd North Wales pubs]]''' | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 25 April 2019
Frederic Robinson Ltd, Unicorn Brewery, Lower Hillgate, Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Founded in September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920. Still independent.
- Sydney Pearson's Stockport brewery was acquired in September 1905 with four tied houses.
- John Heginbotham Ltd, Borough Brewery, Stalybridge was acquired in 1915.
- In February 1925, they acquired Schofield's Portland Brewery (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd with 42 public houses.
- They acquired Kay's Atlas Brewery Ltd of Ardwick in 1929 with c.150 houses and brewing ceased in 1936.
- Bell & Co. Ltd of Stockport were acquired in April 1949 with 160 houses. Brewing continued until 1968 and bottling until 1975.
- Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd were acquired in 1982 with 54 tied houses. The final brew there was on 8 November 1991.
An assortment of images of the brewery
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