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Revision as of 13:46, 20 May 2021
West Country Breweries 'Castle' Plaques
Cheltenham and Hereford Breweries Ltd was formed as a result of a merger in 1945. West Country Breweries Ltd was the name adopted following the merger of The Cheltenham and Hereford Breweries with The Stroud Brewery Co Ltd in 1958. The company was acquired by Whitbread and Co Ltd in 1963.
These magnificent plaques with the castle trademark were manufactured by Doultons of Lambeth (information from Dr Lynn Pearson). They were originally installed by the Cheltenham and Hereford Breweries Ltd and a plaque of that company remains at the former Foxhill Inn at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire (as illustrated).
Following the creation of West Country Breweries Ltd, similar plaques with the castle trademark and 'WEST COUNTRY ALES' were widely installed, and are still quite prevalent in the West Country. These were installed from 1958 until about 1967, including a few years under Whitbread ownership.
Geoff Sandles possesses a wealth of information on breweries and pubs in Gloucestershire and has a website – www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk.
In Gloucestershire
The Red Lion, Ampney
Palace Hotel, Bristol, 2009
Palace Hotel, Bristol, 2017
Old Spot, Dursley
The former Foxhill, Guiting Power
The Crown, Lechlade
Manchurian, Lydney
Salutation, Mangotsfield
In Herefordshire
The Olde Oak, Wigmore: a Cheltenham & Hereford plaque set in the pavement - believed removed
The Olde Oak, Wigmore: plaques believed removed
The Castle, Kington
The Queens Head, Kington
Three Horseshoes, Norton Canon
Chase Inn, Upper Colwall
Chase Inn, Upper Colwall
In Wiltshire
Biddestone Arms, Biddestone
Wellington, Marlborough
Wellington, Marlborough
Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers
Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers
