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<big>'''Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd''', ''Fountain Head Brewery, Ovenden Wood, Halifax, West Yorkshire.''</big>
<big>'''Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd''', ''Fountain Head Brewery, Ovenden Wood, Halifax, West Yorkshire.''</big>


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


Registered March 1890.  
Registered in March 1890.  


Acquired by [[Watney Mann Ltd]]. March 1972 with 288 public houses and was merged with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]]. 1985.  
Acquired by [[Watney Mann Ltd]]i March 1972 with 288 public houses.
 
Websters were merged with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]] in 1985, and for a few years, Wilson's beers were brewed at Halifax.  


Brewery closed 1996.
Brewery closed 1996.


'''[[List of Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd. pubs]]'''
 
* '''[[List of Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd. pubs]]'''




Revision as of 15:37, 11 September 2018

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

Registered in March 1890.

Acquired by Watney Mann Ltdi March 1972 with 288 public houses.

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

Brewery closed 1996.



An assortment of images of the brewery

  • Halifax Websters F1987.jpg
  • Halifax Websters 1979.jpg
  • Halifax Websters 2.jpg
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  • Websters Halifax (2).jpg
  • Websters Halifax (1).jpg
  • Their maltings

    Their maltings

  • Their maltings

    Their maltings

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