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The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890

The Peter Walker brewery in 1896

The Dallam Lane site in the 1920s

An advert from the 1950s

Peter Walker logo above the door to the Rodney pub on Winwick Road

Walker Cain Ltd, Dallam Lane Brewery, Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire

The Peter Walker Brewery was founded in 1864 when the brewery in King Street was leased. Dallam Lane site acquired and brewery built 1866. Registered 1889 as Peter Walker & Sons, Warrington & Burton Ltd.

Merged with the Liverpool brewer Robert Cain & Sons Ltd in September 1921 to form Peter Walker & Robert Cain Ltd. The name was changed to Walker Cain Ltd in 1946. Merged with Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd of Leeds in 1960 to form Tetley Walker Ltd, later part of Carlsberg-Tetley.

The Warrington brewery was closed in 1996, and now forms part of a large supermarket and the new Warrington Wolves Rugby League ground.

Views of the brewery:

The brewery in the 1980s
Inside the brewery in 1991
Inside the brewery in 1991
Inside the brewery in 1991

A selection of their products

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 <big>'''Walker Cain Ltd''', ''Dallam Lane Brewery, Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire''</big>
-The Peter Walker Brewery was founded in 1864 when the brewery in King Street was leased.
+The Peter Walker Brewery was founded in 1864 when the brewery in King Street was leased. Dallam Lane site acquired and brewery built 1866. Registered 1889 as [[Peter Walker & Sons]], Warrington & Burton Ltd.
-Dallam Lane site acquired and brewery built 1866.
+Merged with the Liverpool brewer [[Robert Cain & Sons Ltd]] in September 1921 to form '''Peter Walker & Robert Cain Ltd'''. The name was changed to '''Walker Cain Ltd''' in 1946. Merged with [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] of Leeds in 1960 to form [[Tetley Walker Ltd]], later part of [[Carlsberg-Tetley]].
-Registered 1889 as [[Peter Walker & Sons]], Warrington & Burton Ltd.
-Merged with the Liverpool brewer [[Robert Cain & Sons Ltd]] in September 1921 to form '''Peter Walker & Robert Cain Ltd'''. The name was changed to '''Walker Cain Ltd''' in 1946.
-Merged with [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] of Leeds in 1960 to form [[Tetley Walker Ltd]], later part of [[Carlsberg-Tetley]].
 The Warrington brewery was closed in 1996, and now forms part of a large supermarket and the new Warrington Wolves Rugby League ground.
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in Liverpool]]'''
-'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons, Warrington & Burton Ltd. pubs]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs Elsewhere in Merseyside]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in Cheshire]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in Manchester]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in Greater Manchester]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in Wales]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs in the Midlands]]'''
+*'''[[List of Peter Walker & Sons Pubs Elsewhere in the UK]]'''
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 Image:Walker 01c.jpg|Inside the brewery in 1991
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Walker Cain Ltd: Difference between revisions

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