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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>


Founded 1757. Originally at Horton Road, later Great Horton Road. In 1861 they built grand entrance to the brewery yard off Thornton Road.  
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.  
Registered November 1897.  

Revision as of 17:45, 29 December 2016

Whitaker Wm Bradford bottlers.jpg
An advert from 1900
WHITAKER.JPG

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 demolished and replaced by a cinema. They continued to operate as bottlers, wine and spirit merchants and public house owners from premises at Park Road, off Manchester Road.

Acquired by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd. 1959 with 119 houses.