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<big>''' William Butler & Co. Ltd, ''' '' Springfield Brewery , Wolverhampton , West Midlands .''</big>
[[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:WolverhamptonPaddyPower_SP_May11.jpg|thumb|Former Talbot, Wolverhampton, 2011]]
[[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. Registered April 1891. Acquired by [[Mitchells & Butlers Ltd]]. with 830 houses in 1960. Brewery closed 1991.
<big>'''William Butler & Co. Ltd''', ''Springfield Brewery, Wolverhampton, West Midlands''</big>
 
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 within a redevelopment by the University of Wolverhampton.
 
* Produced for the University of Wolverhampton, '''The Springfield Story''' is a PDF 'coffee table' book which includes the history of the brewery, and the story of the site's redevelopment: [[https://www.wlv.ac.uk/media/pdf/alumni/15076-UoW-Springfield-Book-240x240-FINAL-Reduced.pdf]]
 
 
===Lists of William Butler & Co Ltd pubs===
 
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in Birmingham]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in Wolverhampton]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in Walsall]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs elsewhere in the Black Country]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in Staffordshire]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in Shropshire]]'''
*'''[[William Butler & Co Ltd pubs in the South Midlands]]'''
 
 
===The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890===
 
<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 2.jpg
File:Butlers Wolverhampton 3.jpg
File:M&B tower.jpg
File:M&B3.jpg
File:M&B Springfield.jpg
File:M & B  (4).jpg
File:M & B  (5).jpg
File:M & B bb (2).jpg
File:M & B bb (3).jpg
File:M & B bb (4).jpg
File:M & B bb (5).jpg
File:M & B bb (10).jpg
File:M & B bb (11).jpg
File:M & B bb (12).jpg
File:M & B bb (13).jpg
File:M & B bb (14).jpg
File:M & B bb (15).jpg
File:M & B bb (16).jpg
File:M & B bb (17).jpg
File:M & B bb (18).jpg
File:M & B bb (19).jpg
File:M & B bb (20).jpg
File:M & B bb (21).jpg
File:M & B bb (22).jpg
</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
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File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_182.JPG
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File:WolverhamptonButlerBry_SP_Sep07_185.JPG
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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>
 
 
 
{{Trade Mark 3 |regno = 289,872|desc=Old man and glass|date=16/01/1907|seventy=NO
|regno2 = 435,464|desc2=Eagle|date2=21/03/1924|seventy2=NO
|regno3 = 501,887|desc3=Whisky label|date3=17/04/1929|seventy3=NO}}
 
 
[[category:West Midlands]]

Latest revision as of 22:26, 20 November 2021

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 within a redevelopment by the University of Wolverhampton.

  • Produced for the University of Wolverhampton, The Springfield Story is a PDF 'coffee table' book which includes the history of the brewery, and the story of the site's redevelopment: [[1]]


Lists of William Butler & Co Ltd pubs


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