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[[Image:WEBSTER.JPG|thumb|Messrs. S. Webster & Sons Ltd., New Malting, Halifax. Brewers’ Journal 15th August 1901]]
[[Image:WEBSTER.JPG|thumb|Messrs. S. Webster & Sons Ltd., New Malting, Halifax. Brewers’ Journal 15th August 1901]]
[[File:Fountain Head.jpg|thumb|The brewery, ca.1900]]
[[image:Websters 2 1930.jpg|thumb|An advert from the 1930s]]
[[image:Websters 2 1930.jpg|thumb|An advert from the 1930s]]
[[image:Webster Halifax 1981.jpg|thumb]]
[[image:Webster Halifax 1981.jpg|thumb]]
<big>'''Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd,''' '' Fountain Head Brewery, Ovenden Wood, Halifax, West Yorkshire.''</big>
[[File:DewsburyShepherdsBoy30_SP_Nov2014.jpg|thumb|Shepherds Boy, Dewsbury]]


Founded c.1820 by John Mitchell and was being operated by Samuel Webster by 1838 (bought in 1860?).  
<big>'''Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd''', ''Fountain Head Brewery, Ovenden Wood, Halifax, West Yorkshire.''</big>


Registered March 1890.  
Founded in about 1820 by John Mitchell and was being operated by Samuel Webster by 1838 (bought in 1860?).  


Acquired by [[Watney Mann Ltd]]. March 1972 with 288 public houses and was merged with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]]. 1985.  
Registered in March 1890. Acquired by [[Watney Mann Ltd]] in March 1972 with 288 public houses.


Brewery closed 1996.
Websters were amalgamated with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]] in 1985, and for a few years, Wilson's beers were brewed at Halifax.
 
The Halifax brewery closed in 1996.
 
 
* '''[[List of Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd. pubs]]'''




'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
Halifax Websters F1987.jpg
Halifax Websters 1979.jpg 
Halifax Websters 2.jpg
Websters Halifax (15).jpg  
Websters Halifax (15).jpg  
Websters Halifax (14).jpg  
Websters Halifax (14).jpg  
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Webster Halifax malting.jpg|Their maltings
Webster Halifax malting.jpg|Their maltings
Webster Halifax malting 1984.jpg|Their maltings  
Webster Halifax malting 1984.jpg|Their maltings  
File:Websters Halifax19 May 1995.jpg |The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters of Halifax old maltings 19 May 1995.JPG | The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters casks & pallets 19 May 1995.JPG | The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters Halifax fermenting vessels 19 May 1995.JPG | The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters Halifax interior 19 May 1995.jpg | The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters Halifax oldmaltings 19 May 1995.JPG | The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zcmx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zcmx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zmx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zmx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Websters RD zmx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[category:West Yorkshire]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 3 August 2020

Messrs. S. Webster & Sons Ltd., New Malting, Halifax. Brewers’ Journal 15th August 1901
The brewery, ca.1900
An advert from the 1930s
Webster Halifax 1981.jpg
Shepherds Boy, Dewsbury

Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd, Fountain Head Brewery, Ovenden Wood, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Founded in about 1820 by John Mitchell and was being operated by Samuel Webster by 1838 (bought in 1860?).

Registered in March 1890. Acquired by Watney Mann Ltd in March 1972 with 288 public houses.

Websters were amalgamated with Wilsons Brewery Ltd in 1985, and for a few years, Wilson's beers were brewed at Halifax.

The Halifax brewery closed in 1996.



An assortment of images of the brewery

  • Halifax Websters F1987.jpg
  • Halifax Websters 1979.jpg
  • Halifax Websters 2.jpg
  • Websters Halifax (15).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (14).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (13).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (12).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (11).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (10).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (9).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (8).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (7).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (6).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (5).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (4).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (3).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (2).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (1).jpg
  • Their maltings

    Their maltings

  • Their maltings

    Their maltings

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

    The brewery in 1995. Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

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