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[[File:Whitaker Bradford.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1900]] | [[File:Whitaker Bradford.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1900]] | ||
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<big>'''William Whitaker & Co. Ltd, '''''Old Brewery, Brewery Street & Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire.''</big> | <big>'''William Whitaker & Co. Ltd, '''''Old Brewery, Brewery Street & Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire.''</big> | ||
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Registered November 1897. | Registered November 1897. | ||
Brewing ceased 1928 and the brewery was | Brewing ceased 1928 and the brewery was sold to a cinema company for the construction of the New Victoria cinema. | ||
They moved their businesses headquarters to their stables/garages at Park Road, Bradford. From there they continued as hotel proprietors, bottlers, dealers in beer, wines, spirits and tobacco. See [[Whitaker & Co. Ltd (Bottlers)]]. | |||
That continued until 1959 when acquired by [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]]. 1959 with 119 houses and Tetley draught beer was then sold in Whitakers pubs. | |||
[[List of William Whitaker & Co. Ltd. pubs]] | [[List of William Whitaker & Co. Ltd. pubs]] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 12 December 2022
William Whitaker & Co. Ltd, Old Brewery, Brewery Street & Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Founded 1757.
Originally at Horton Road, later Great Horton Road.
In 1861 they built grand entrance to the brewery yard off Thornton Road.
Registered November 1897.
Brewing ceased 1928 and the brewery was sold to a cinema company for the construction of the New Victoria cinema.
They moved their businesses headquarters to their stables/garages at Park Road, Bradford. From there they continued as hotel proprietors, bottlers, dealers in beer, wines, spirits and tobacco. See Whitaker & Co. Ltd (Bottlers).
That continued until 1959 when acquired by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd. 1959 with 119 houses and Tetley draught beer was then sold in Whitakers pubs.
List of William Whitaker & Co. Ltd. pubs
