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[[image:Wadworths 2 1900.jpg |thumb|An advert from 1900]]
[[image:Wadworths 2 1900.jpg |thumb|An advert from 1900]]
[[File:Wadworth 1969.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1965]]
[[File:Wadworth 1969.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1965]]
<big>'''Wadworth & Co. Ltd''', ''Northgate Brewery, Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire''</big>


The original Northgate Brewery - on the south side of Northgate Street - is said to have been founded in 1768. The present site is thought to date from 1837 and in 1875 was bought by Henry Alfred Wadworth, who built a new brewery there in 1885.  
<big>'''Wadworth & Co. Ltd'''</big>


Registered in 1889 and still operating independently.
<big>(1) ''Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire''</big>


In 2020, they announced their intention to move the brewing operation to a new site in Devizes.
<big>(2) ''Northgate Brewery, Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire''</big>


* '''[[List of Wadworth & Co. Ltd pubs]]'''
<big>(3) ''Folly Road, Devizes, Wiltshire''</big>
 
 
The original Northgate Brewery - on the south side of Northgate Street - is said to have been founded in 1768. The buildings survive here, converted to apartments.
 
The site of the Northgate Brewery is thought to date from 1837 and in 1875 was bought by Henry Alfred Wadworth, who built a new brewery there in 1885. Registered in 1889 and still operating independently.


* '''[[Wadworths Brewery - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 23 October 2002]]'''
In 2020, they announced their intention to move the brewing operation to a new site at Folly Road in Devizes. This site comprises a former book warehouse and brewing commenced here in 2023.


* '''[[List of Wadworth & Co. Ltd pubs]]'''
* '''[[Wadworths - Gallery]]'''
* Read: '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/137/6X.pdf "Mystery of the Name 6X" by Brian Yorston]'''
* Read: '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/137/6X.pdf "Mystery of the Name 6X" by Brian Yorston]'''
* The Brewery History Society visited both sites in July 2023. For more images of the breweries, see: '''[[Wadworths BHS AGM 20 July 2023]]'''




'''The original brewery:'''
'''The Northgate Street brewery'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Wadworth original site.jpg  
File:Wadworth original site.jpg  
Wadworth original 2.jpg
File:Wadworth original 2.jpg
Wadworth orig entrance.jpg
File:Wadworth orig entrance.jpg
Wadworth 2007 original entrance (20).jpg|The original brewery in 2007
File:Wadworth 2007 (22).jpg|2007
WiltsDevizes_OldWadworthBry_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The original brewery in 2010
File:Wadworth 2007 (21).jpg|2007
File:Wadworth 2007 (8).jpg|2007: from the Northgate Brewery
File:Wadworth 2007 original entrance (20).jpg|The original brewery in 2007
File:WiltsDevizes_OldWadworthBry_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The original brewery in 2010
File:DevizesWadworthOldBrewery2023aa_SP_July23.jpg|The original brewery in 2023
</gallery>
</gallery>




'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''The 1885 brewery'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Wadworth Devizes.jpg  
File:Wadworth Devizes.jpg  
File:Wadworth brewery Devizes 5.10.1973.jpg|The brewery 1973. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth brewery Devizes 5.10.1973.jpg|The brewery 1973: courtesy Roy Denison
File:DevizesWadworthBry198508a_SP.jpg|The brewery 1985
File:DevizesWadworthBry198508a_SP.jpg|The brewery 1985
Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (7).jpg|The brewery 1992
File:Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (7).jpg|The brewery 1992
Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (3).jpg|The brewery 1992
File:Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (3).jpg|The brewery 1992
Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (1).jpg|The brewery 1992
File:Wadworth 1992 Sechiari (1).jpg|The brewery 1992
Wadworth 1997.jpg|The brewery 1997
File:Wadworth 1997.jpg|The brewery 1997
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207a_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207a_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207b_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207b_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
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File:DevizesWadworthBry200207h_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207h_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207j_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
File:DevizesWadworthBry200207j_SP.jpg|The brewery 2002
DevizesWadworthBry96_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
File:DevizesWadworthBry96_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
DevizesWadworthBry97_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
File:DevizesWadworthBry97_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
DevizesWadworthBry95_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
File:DevizesWadworthBry95_SP_Apr2010.jpg|The brewery 2010
File:DevizesWadworthSignShop2023aa_SP_July23.jpg|The Sign Shop in 2023
File:DevizesWadworthSignShop2023bb_SP_July23.jpg|The Sign Shop in 2023
File:DevizesWadworthYard2023aa_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworth2023aa_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesBear_BHSAGM2023a_SP_July23.jpg|Brewery History Society AGM at the Bear Hotel, 2023
</gallery>
</gallery>




'''The brewery in 2007:'''
'''The 1885 brewery in 2007'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Wadworth 2007 (23).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (23).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (22).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (21).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (19).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (19).jpg
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Wadworth 2007 (8).jpg
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Wadworth 2007 (2).jpg
Wadworth 2007 (2).jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''The Folly Road brewery'''
<gallery>
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023nn_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023mm_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023kk_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023aa_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023bb_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023cc_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023dd_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023ee_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023ff_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023gg_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023hh_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023ii_SP_July23.jpg|2023
File:DevizesWadworthNewBry2023jj_SP_July23.jpg|2023
</gallery>


'''A selection of their products'''
'''A selection of their products'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Wadworth RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth beer mat RD zmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth beer mat RD zmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth beer mat RD zmx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wadworth beer mat RD zmx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison

Latest revision as of 17:38, 27 August 2023

Henry Alfred Wadworth
The original brewery. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1885. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html
The new brewery. An Ordnance Survey extract from 1922. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html
History of the company - from a Wadworth's leaflet in 2007
The Wadworth Shires - from a Wadworth's leaflet in 2007
An advert from 1900
Letterhead 1965

Wadworth & Co. Ltd

(1) Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire

(2) Northgate Brewery, Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire

(3) Folly Road, Devizes, Wiltshire


The original Northgate Brewery - on the south side of Northgate Street - is said to have been founded in 1768. The buildings survive here, converted to apartments.

The site of the Northgate Brewery is thought to date from 1837 and in 1875 was bought by Henry Alfred Wadworth, who built a new brewery there in 1885. Registered in 1889 and still operating independently.

In 2020, they announced their intention to move the brewing operation to a new site at Folly Road in Devizes. This site comprises a former book warehouse and brewing commenced here in 2023.


The Northgate Street brewery


The 1885 brewery


The 1885 brewery in 2007


The Folly Road brewery


A selection of their products


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 31,294
Description  : ????
Date of Application  : 30/1/1883
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 383,147/8/9
Description  : Whisky labels
Date of Application  : 29/04/1918
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 513,668
Description  : Whisky
Date of Application  : 12/06/1930
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO