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<big>''' Starkey, | <big>'''Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd,''''' 54 High Street and Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon, Bridgwater, Somerset.''</big> | ||
'' 54 High Street and Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon , Bridgwater , Somerset .''</big> | |||
Founded by George Knight 1840. Registered November 1887 as Starkey, Knight & Co. Ltd. to acquire the businesses of Henry and George Knight, Northgate Brewery and [[Thomas Starkey]], North Petherton and Taunton breweries with a total of 30 public houses. | Founded by George Knight 1840. Registered November 1887 as Starkey, Knight & Co. Ltd. to acquire the businesses of Henry and George Knight, Northgate Brewery and [[Thomas Starkey]], North Petherton and Taunton breweries with a total of 30 public houses. | ||
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The Bridgwater brewery was closed in the same year. | The Bridgwater brewery was closed in the same year. | ||
'''An assortment of views of the brewery.''' | |||
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Image:Starkey 01.jpg|One of their early powered drays. | |||
Image:Starkey 02.jpg|A charabanc outing for the brewery staff. | |||
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Revision as of 12:44, 6 July 2014
Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd, 54 High Street and Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon, Bridgwater, Somerset.
Founded by George Knight 1840. Registered November 1887 as Starkey, Knight & Co. Ltd. to acquire the businesses of Henry and George Knight, Northgate Brewery and Thomas Starkey, North Petherton and Taunton breweries with a total of 30 public houses.
Name changed as above 1895 when Thomas Ford & Son of Tiverton was acquired with 40 tied houses.
North Petherton and Taunton breweries closed 1906.
Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. 1962 with 400 tied houses.
The Bridgwater brewery was closed in the same year.
An assortment of views of the brewery.
One of their early powered drays.
A charabanc outing for the brewery staff.
