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[[File:Tomson and Wotton loading bay.jpg|thumb|The loading bay in 1962]]
[[File:Tomson & Wotton 1948.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Tomson & Wotton 1965.jpg|thumb]]
[[Image:Tomson & Wootton Ramsgate.jpg|thumb|The brewery in the 1950s.]]
[[Image:Tomson & Wootton Ramsgate.jpg|thumb|The brewery in the 1950s.]]
[[File:T&Wenamel2.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Tomson & Wotton adverts John Ault (2).jpg|thumb|Courtesy John Ault]]
<big>'''Tomson & Wotton Ltd, '''''Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent.''</big>
<big>'''Tomson & Wotton Ltd, '''''Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent.''</big>


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Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968 and was closed October 1968.
Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968 and was closed October 1968.


'''[[List of Tomson & Wotton Ltd pubs]]'''
'''[[List of Tomson & Wotton Ltd pubs]]'''


'''The brewery in the late 1970s'''
<gallery>
File:Tomson & Wotten Ramsgate zm.JPG
File:Tomson & Wotton Ramsgate zx (2).JPG
File:Tomson Wotton Offices.JPG
File:Tomson & Wotton Ramsgate zx (1).JPG
</gallery>


'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:New Mogul Dover 19 July 1975.jpg|The New Mogul, Dover. Courtesy Roy Denison
Tomson & Wooton Westbere.jpg|Westbere, Kent. Courtesy Roy Denison
Tomson & Wotton 1959.jpg
Tomson & Wotton 1959.jpg
Tomson & Wotton Ramsgate ad 1858.jpg
Tomson & Wotton Ramsgate ad 1858.jpg
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Tomson Wootton pale Ale.jpg
Tomson Wootton pale Ale.jpg
Tomson Wootton Thatch Brown.jpg
Tomson Wootton Thatch Brown.jpg
File:Tomson Wotton Whitstable (1).JPG|From a pub in Whitstable, Kent
File:Tomson Wotton Whitstable (3).JPG|From a pub in Whitstable, Kent
File:Tomson & Wotton TM at Old Neptune Whitstable (2).jpg|The Old Neptune, Whitstable
File:Tomson & Wotton TM at Old Neptune Whitstable (3).jpg|The Old Neptune, Whitstable
File:Tomson & Wotton Label AA2.JPG|Notice how the following Crown Cap Opener designs had to be adapted to widen the poor fellows mouth!
File:Crown Cap Tomson & Wotton 2.JPG|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones
File:Crown Cap Tomson & Wotton 4.JPG|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones
File:Crown Cap Tomson & Wotton 3.JPG|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones
File:Crown Cap Tomson & Wotton 1.JPG|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones
File:Tomson & Wotton public bar price list.jpg |From the collection of Roy Denison
File:Tomson & Wotton labels 2.jpg|From the collection of Roy Denison
File:Tomson & Wotton brewery labels 1..jpg|From the collection of Roy Denison
File:Tomson & Wooton Allbright pictorial ashtray.jpg|From the collection of Roy Denison
File:Tomson & Wotton label RD zc.JPG |Courtesy Roy Denison
Tomson & Wotton RD zmxc.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|regno2 = 501,180|desc2=Words "OLD THATCH" for brown ale|date2=22/03/1928|seventy2=NO
|regno2 = 501,180|desc2=Words "OLD THATCH" for brown ale|date2=22/03/1928|seventy2=NO
|regno3 = 534,236|desc3=Opal Pale Ale Label|date3=15/08/1932|seventy3=NO}}
|regno3 = 534,236|desc3=Opal Pale Ale Label|date3=15/08/1932|seventy3=NO}}
[[Category:Kent]]

Revision as of 11:15, 28 August 2020

The loading bay in 1962
Tomson & Wotton 1948.jpg
Tomson & Wotton 1965.jpg
The brewery in the 1950s.
T&Wenamel2.jpg
Courtesy John Ault

Tomson & Wotton Ltd, Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent.

Founded 1634. In 1635 Robert Sampson sold malthouse, brewhouse etc. Acquired by Thomas Tomson 1680 who was listed as farmer in 1717.

In 1854 Thomas Wotton started as an operative brewer becoming a partner in 1867.

Private company registered 1892. Merged with Gardner & Co. Ltd. 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, controlling 102 tied houses.

Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. June 1968 and was closed October 1968.


List of Tomson & Wotton Ltd pubs

The brewery in the late 1970s

An assortment of images of the brewery

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 491,288
Description  : Words "ALBRIGHT" & a smiling face
Date of Application  : 09/05/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 501,180
Description  : Words "OLD THATCH" for brown ale
Date of Application  : 22/03/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 534,236
Description  : Opal Pale Ale Label
Date of Application  : 15/08/1932
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO