William Blencowe & Co. Ltd (Cannock)
William Blencowe & Co. Ltd, Cannock Brewery, Hollies Avenue, Cannock, Staffordshire
Formerly Cannock Brewery Co. Ltd: Arthur Scattergood was bankrupt in 1880. Registered May 1889 when they merged with William Blencowe & Co. Ltd (Brackley).
The Cannock brewery and 32 tied houses were acquired by W.Butler & Co. Ltd in 1925. Brewery buildings were demolished in the 1960s and an industrial estate is now on the site.
The Chase Post reported on 25/10/1992: "The Blencowe Cannock Brewery was the largest of three in the town. The Central Hotel, the Royal Oak and Shoal Hill Tavern are just a few of the Blencowe pubs that still survive. The Kings Arms and the Rising Sun, well known Blencowe pubs, have been flattened to the ground. In its day the Blencowe brewery must have been one of the most dramatic buildings in the district with a 120 foot chimney that towered above Cannock. For over 40 years, the people of Cannock grew up with Blencowe ales until in 1925 the business was taken over by Butlers Ales. Sadly 3 years later, Butlers closed the brewery and sold the firm to a scrap metal dealer and on 30 March 1928, the chimney was razed to the ground and Cannock's largest brewery became only a distant memory."