Showell's Brewery Co. Ltd

Messrs. Showells Brewery Co. Ltd, New Maltings, Langley Green, Birmingham. Brewers’ Journal 15th January 1898

Showell's Brewery Co. Ltd, Crosswells Brewery, Crosswells Road, Oldbury, West Midlands.

Brewers’ Guardian 1874 recorded that a new brewery was being erected on the Langley Springs for Mr Walter Showell of the Victoria Brewery, Oldbury. Registered March 1887 as Walter Showell & Sons Ltd. to acquire the Victoria Brewery and possibly to finance an additional brewery.

Also at Showell's Stockport Brewery Ltd which was formed into a separate company in 1896. The London public houses were sold to Reffell's Brewery Ltd in 1898.

Acquired by Allsopp & Sons Ltd in 1914 with 194 tied houses.

• List of Showell's Brewery Co Ltd pubs

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  An advert from 1885

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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

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  The brewery in 2005

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  Cross Hands trade mark registered in 1880 and claiming use from 1874

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

• See also: Red Lion, Crich Tramway Museum

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 22,049 Description  : A cross Date of Application  : 5/3/1880 Used Prior to 1875?  : since 1874 Registration No  : 183,085 Description  : Label design wih words "What is IPA" and man's head Date of Application  : 22/10/1894 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO