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The company renamed itself '''Marstons PLC''' in 2007. '''See [[Marstons PLC]] for further history.'''
The company renamed itself '''Marstons PLC''' in 2007. '''See [[Marstons PLC]] for further history.'''


* [[List of Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd pubs]]
* [[List of Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd pubs]]
 
* [[Wolverhampton & Dudley: Acquisition History|Acquisition History]]
* [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 23 October 2003]]
* [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 23 October 2003]]
'''Acquisition history:'''
* In 1909, the company acquired [[North Worcestershire Breweries Ltd]] of Stourbridge with approximately 135 tied houses.
* In 1912, the company acquired [[Rolinson & Son Ltd]] of Netherton.
* In 1913, the company acquired [[Kidderminster Brewery Co. Ltd]] with about 126 tied houses.
* In 1917, the company acquired [[City Brewery Co.(Lichfield) Ltd]] with about 200 tied houses, and used that brewery's maltings. See [[Lichfield Maltings]].
* In 1943, the company acquired [[Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd]] of Dudley with about 200 tied houses. Hansons continued brewing until about 1992.
* In 1992, they acquired the Hartlepool brewer [[Cameron & Co. Ltd]]. Subsequently, they sold off the brewery (which is still operating independently), but retained most of Cameron's tied estate.
* In 1999, the company acquired the [[Mansfield Brewery Co. Ltd]] with over 400 tied houses.
* In 1999, they also acquired [[Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd]] of Burton-upon-Trent (still brewing). By this time, they owned over 1,750 tied houses.
* In 2005, they acquired the brewery and pub estate of [[Jennings Brothers Ltd]] of Cockermouth (still brewing).




Revision as of 10:41, 4 October 2020

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd., New Brewery, Wolverhampton. Brewers’ Journal 15th December 1898
Letterhead 1966
Courtesy Roy Denison

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd, Park Brewery, Bath Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Banks's Brewery: Banks's Brewery (Wolverhampton) was established at the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton in 1875.

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd was registered in May 1890 to amalgamate: Banks's & Co, Park Brewery; C C Smith, Fox Brewery, Wolverhampton; and George Thompson & Sons, Dudley & Victoria Breweries, Dudley, with a total of 193 public houses.

Banks's Brewery (Wolverhampton) became the principal brewery.

The company renamed itself Marstons PLC in 2007. See Marstons PLC for further history.


The Maltings at Langley:

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