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[[File:Smith Oundle.jpg|thumb|Letterhead]] | [[File:Smith Oundle.jpg|thumb|Letterhead]] | ||
[[File:Smith&Co_History100.jpg|thumb|History, courtesy John Smith's Brewery Archives]] | [[File:Smith&Co_History100.jpg|thumb|History, courtesy John Smith's Brewery Archives]] | ||
[[File:Smith Oundle RD zx.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]] | |||
<big>'''Smith & Co (Oundle) Ltd''', ''North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire''</big> | <big>'''Smith & Co (Oundle) Ltd''', ''North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire''</big> | ||
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The company was incorporated as above on 23 December 1935. At the time, they also had maltings and 85 licensed houses mainly in Northamptonshire. | The company was incorporated as above on 23 December 1935. At the time, they also had maltings and 85 licensed houses mainly in Northamptonshire. | ||
Malting ceased in 1947. Acquired by [[Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd]] with 83 houses in 1955. In 1962, Warwicks merged with John Smith's | Malting ceased in 1947. Acquired by [[Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd]] with 83 houses in 1955. In 1962, Warwicks merged with [[John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Co. Ltd]], and brewing was transferred from Oundle to the Newark brewery. The last brew at Oundle was on 11 September 1962. | ||
The site was developed for housing in the mid-1980s. | The site was developed for housing in the mid-1980s. |
Revision as of 19:15, 6 May 2020
Smith & Co (Oundle) Ltd, North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire
John Smith, a farmer from Stoke Doyle, founded the North Street Brewery in 1775.
The company was incorporated as above on 23 December 1935. At the time, they also had maltings and 85 licensed houses mainly in Northamptonshire.
Malting ceased in 1947. Acquired by Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd with 83 houses in 1955. In 1962, Warwicks merged with John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Co. Ltd, and brewing was transferred from Oundle to the Newark brewery. The last brew at Oundle was on 11 September 1962.
The site was developed for housing in the mid-1980s.
OS Map of the Brewery, 1884:
An assortment of views of the brewery