Worthington & Co. Ltd

Messrs. Worthington & Co. Ltd., Burton upon Trent. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th October 1899

Blue plaque at the Unicorn Inn, Orton-on-the-Hill, unveiled in August 2017

William Worthington's grave at St Modwen's churchyard, Burton (died 9 March 1800)

The Worthington ‘dagger’ on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street

A Civic Society blue plaque on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street

White Hart, Duffield 2010

Black Friar, London EC4

Black Friar, London EC4

Worthington & Co Ltd, 137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

William Worthington was born, the son of a yeoman farmer, in Orton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, in 1723. He arrived in Burton as a cooper in 1744, and founded his brewery in about 1761.

In 1819 acquired the site from Henry Evans and it became their main premises. In 1862 Worthington & Robinson. Registered January 1889. Merged with Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd. 1927 but continued to operate as a separate concern until brewing ceased in 1967.

• Smith's Brewery Co. Ltd of Hull was acquired in 1901 with 40/50 tied houses.
• Sydney Wells & Sons of Kegworth was acquired in 1925 with 34 pubs.
• The Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd, London N1 was acquired in 1953 and was closed in 1962.

The brewery and its maltings were demolished in 1968, the former to provide a car park, later a shopping precinct. The latter, by the middle of the 1970s, became a new public library.

• List of Worthington & Co Ltd pubs
• Article: "Messrs. Worthington's Brewery at Burton" (Published 2 January 1875)

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

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The Worthington Bottle Car:

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Boundary plates at the former Nunneley & Co brewery, which they acquired in 1915:

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Labels, mats, etc:

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 3,664 Description  : Sword on shield Date of Application  : 8/3/1876 Used Prior to 1875?  : In use since 1863 Registration No  : 3,667 Description  : Sword on shield Date of Application  : 8/3/1876 Used Prior to 1875?  : In use since 1863