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<big>''' Wigan's Black Lion Brewery, | <big>'''Wigan's Black Lion Brewery, ''' '' Great Square, Braintree, Essex.''</big> | ||
Controlled by William Hawkes, also at Bishops Stortford, in 1869 and acquired by Wigans in 1890. | Controlled by William [[Hawkes & Co]], also at Bishops Stortford, in 1869 and acquired by Wigans in 1890. | ||
Sold to [[Benskins Ltd]] 1898 with 8 public houses. | Sold to [[Benskins Ltd]] 1898 with 8 public houses. | ||
Ceased brewing 1916 but used by them until at least 1933. | Ceased brewing 1916 but used by them until at least 1933. | ||
'''From ESSEX BREWERS - The Malting and Hop Industries of the County by Ian P Peaty 1992 now out of print ISBN 978 1 873966 02 4''' | |||
William Hawkes was born in Stisted in 1826 and became a Braintree builder and property owner. In 1869 he purchased the property in the town centre, the Black Lion Posting Inn, and converted this into a brewery which backed onto Little Square. He also purchased maltings at Black Notley, being listed in 1882 as a maltster. When he commenced brewing, he purchased his malt from the Gowers Farm malting at Stisted. | |||
In 1890 the Black Lion Brewery 3 licensed houses offices and maltings were sold to Mr Wigans for £11,260, the Wigans then sold to [[Benskins Ltd]], Watford Brewery, in 1898, with an additional 5 pubs. Six of these were in Braintree, one each in Rayne and Stisted. William Hawkes died in 1892 at the age of sixty-six. The brewery finally ceased brewing in 1916 and was used by [[Benskins Ltd]] as a depot, being listed in 1933, when Mr O.J. Ollett was the manager. A Samual Hawkes was a small Bocking ironfounder who cast the interior columns for a malthouse in Church Lane, Bocking, in 1849. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 25 August 2021
Wigan's Black Lion Brewery, Great Square, Braintree, Essex.
Controlled by William Hawkes & Co, also at Bishops Stortford, in 1869 and acquired by Wigans in 1890.
Sold to Benskins Ltd 1898 with 8 public houses.
Ceased brewing 1916 but used by them until at least 1933.
From ESSEX BREWERS - The Malting and Hop Industries of the County by Ian P Peaty 1992 now out of print ISBN 978 1 873966 02 4
William Hawkes was born in Stisted in 1826 and became a Braintree builder and property owner. In 1869 he purchased the property in the town centre, the Black Lion Posting Inn, and converted this into a brewery which backed onto Little Square. He also purchased maltings at Black Notley, being listed in 1882 as a maltster. When he commenced brewing, he purchased his malt from the Gowers Farm malting at Stisted.
In 1890 the Black Lion Brewery 3 licensed houses offices and maltings were sold to Mr Wigans for £11,260, the Wigans then sold to Benskins Ltd, Watford Brewery, in 1898, with an additional 5 pubs. Six of these were in Braintree, one each in Rayne and Stisted. William Hawkes died in 1892 at the age of sixty-six. The brewery finally ceased brewing in 1916 and was used by Benskins Ltd as a depot, being listed in 1933, when Mr O.J. Ollett was the manager. A Samual Hawkes was a small Bocking ironfounder who cast the interior columns for a malthouse in Church Lane, Bocking, in 1849.