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[[File:Butler Wton 1959.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1959]]
[[File:Bass M&B aa.jpg|thumb|M&B Springfield Brewery]]
[[File:W Butler sen and jun.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:W Butler sen and jun.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Birmingham M&B Cape Hill.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:WolverhamptonPaddyPower_SP_May11.jpg|thumb|Former Talbot, Wolverhampton, 2011]]
<big>'''William Butler & Co. Ltd, '''''Springfield Brewery, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.''</big>
[[File:BlistsHillNewInn1_SP_Apr16.jpg|thumb|Butler's fireplace at the New Inn, Blists Hill Museum]]


Founded the Priestfield Brewery, Bilston, in 1833 and moved to Wolverhampton in 1874.
<big>'''William Butler & Co. Ltd''', ''Springfield Brewery, Wolverhampton, West Midlands''</big>


Registered April 1891.  
Founded the Priestfield Brewery, Bilston, in 1833 and moved to Wolverhampton in 1874. Registered in April 1891.  


Acquired by [[Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]]. with 830 houses in 1960.  
Acquired by [[Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]] with 830 houses in 1960.


Brewery closed 1991.
The Brewery was closed in May 1991; parts survive.
 
 
* '''[[List of William Butler & Co Ltd pubs]]'''
 
 
===The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890===


'''An assortment of views of the brewery'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 3.jpg
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 2.jpg
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 1.jpg
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 6.jpg
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 5.jpg
File:Springfield Brewery Wolverhampton 4.jpg
</gallery>
===Various views of the brewery===
<gallery>
File:M&B Springfield 1991.jpg|1991
File:Butlers 2003 aa.jpg|2003
File:Butlers 2003 bb.jpg|2003
File:Butlers 2003.jpg|2003
File:Butlers Wolverhampton.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton.jpg
File:Butler Wton 1959.jpg
File:Butlers 2003 aa.jpg
File:Butlers 2003 bb.jpg
File:Butlers 2003.jpg
File:Butlers Crown Birm 1980.jpg
File:Butlers Crown Birm tap.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton 2.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton 2.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton 3.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton 3.jpg
File:M&B tower.jpg
File:M&B tower.jpg
File:M&B3.jpg
File:M&B3.jpg
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:M&B Springfield 1991.jpg
File:M&B Springfield.jpg
File:M&B Springfield.jpg
File:M & B  (4).jpg
File:M & B  (4).jpg
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File:M & B bb (22).jpg
File:M & B bb (22).jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
===The brewery in September 2007===
<gallery>
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_153.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_156.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_158.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_159.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_162.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_163.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_165.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_168.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_169.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_171.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_172.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_174.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_175.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_176.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_179.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_180.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_181.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_182.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_183.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_185.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_187.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_188.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_190.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_197.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_199.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_202.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_203.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_205.JPG
</gallery>
===The brewery in March 2008===
<gallery>
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_789.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_786.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_785.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_782.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_780.JPG
File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Mar2008_778.JPG
</gallery>
===Labels and beer mats===
<gallery>
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Butlers Springfield RD zx (8).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:M&B Springfield RD zmx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:M&B Springfield RD zmx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:M&B Springfield RD zmx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:M&B Springfield RD zmx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:M&B Springfield RD zmx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>




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|regno2 = 435,464|desc2=Eagle|date2=21/03/1924|seventy2=NO
|regno2 = 435,464|desc2=Eagle|date2=21/03/1924|seventy2=NO
|regno3 = 501,887|desc3=Whisky label|date3=17/04/1929|seventy3=NO}}
|regno3 = 501,887|desc3=Whisky label|date3=17/04/1929|seventy3=NO}}
[[category:West Midlands]]

Revision as of 11:42, 2 June 2020

Letterhead 1959
M&B Springfield Brewery
W Butler sen and jun.jpg
Former Talbot, Wolverhampton, 2011
Butler's fireplace at the New Inn, Blists Hill Museum

William Butler & Co. Ltd, Springfield Brewery, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Founded the Priestfield Brewery, Bilston, in 1833 and moved to Wolverhampton in 1874. Registered in April 1891.

Acquired by Mitchells & Butlers Ltd with 830 houses in 1960.

The Brewery was closed in May 1991; parts survive.



The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890


Various views of the brewery


The brewery in September 2007


The brewery in March 2008


Labels and beer mats


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 289,872
Description  : Old man and glass
Date of Application  : 16/01/1907
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 435,464
Description  : Eagle
Date of Application  : 21/03/1924
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO


Registration No  : 501,887
Description  : Whisky label
Date of Application  : 17/04/1929
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO