Scarsdale Brewery Co. Ltd

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An Ordnance Survey extract from 1914. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html
An advert from 1868
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Scarsdale Brewery Co. Ltd, Spa Lane Brewery, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

Registered June 1865. Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in February 1958.

The offices survive, facing St Mary's Gate. The brewery at the rear has been demolished and is now occupied by a public car park.


At 42 St Mary's Gate is a blue plaque installed by the Chesterfield Civic Society:

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I & F Dunnell owned the Scarsdale Brewery during the 1850s, and built the Vaults in 1854. Their name, plus the date 1854 and 'WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS' are on the stone pediment of the Vaults building, which is now in retail use.

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 50,594
Description  : Twisted spire
Date of Application  : 27/1/1886
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO