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[[File:Smith&Co_Plan1940.jpg|thumb|1940 plan, courtesy John Smith's Brewery Archives]] | |||
[[File:Smith&Co_History100.jpg|thumb|History, courtesy John Smith's Brewery Archives]] | |||
[[File:OundleSmithBry_Plaque.jpg|thumb|Cast-iron plaque, approx 12 inches diameter. Photo courtesy Ricky Roberts]] | |||
<big>'''Smith & Co (Oundle) Ltd''', ''North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire''</big> | |||
John Smith, a farmer from Stoke Doyle, founded the North Street Brewery in 1775. | |||
Acquired by [[Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd]] | 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:''' | |||
[[File:Smith&Co_OSmap1884.jpg|200px]] | |||
'''An assortment of views of the brewery''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Oundle Smith site 1992 a.jpg | |||
File:Oundle Smith site 1992 b.jpg | |||
File:Oundle Smith site 1992.jpg | |||
File:Oundle Smith cooperage.jpg|The cooperage | |||
File:Oundle Smith malting 1993 b.jpg|The maltings | |||
File:Oundle Smith malting 1993.jpg|The maltings | |||
File:Oundle Smith malting 2.jpg|The maltings | |||
File:Oundle Smith malting 3.jpg|The maltings | |||
File:Oundle Smith malting 1993 a.jpg|The maltings | |||
File:Oundle Smiths.jpg | |||
File:Oundle Smiths 2.jpg | |||
File:Mckee Oundle (4).jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Labels, etc''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Smith Oundle.jpg|Letterhead | |||
File:Smiths Oundle.jpg | |||
File:Smith Oundle RD zx.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[category:Northamptonshire]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 29 May 2022
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
The cooperage
The maltings
The maltings
The maltings
The maltings
The maltings
.jpg)
Labels, etc
Letterhead
Courtesy Roy Denison
