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[[Image:WORTHINGTON.JPG|thumb|Messrs. Worthington & Co. Ltd., Burton upon Trent. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th October 1899]] | [[Image:WORTHINGTON.JPG|thumb|Messrs. Worthington & Co. Ltd., Burton upon Trent. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th October 1899]] | ||
[[File:Worthington (2).jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Worthington (2).jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:LeicsOrtonUnicorn_WorthingtonPlaque_SP_Sep17.jpg|thumb|Blue plaque at the Unicorn Inn, Orton-on-the-Hill, unveiled in August 2017. | [[File:LeicsOrtonUnicorn_WorthingtonPlaque_SP_Sep17.jpg|thumb|Blue plaque at the Unicorn Inn, Orton-on-the-Hill, unveiled in August 2017]] | ||
[[File:StaffsBurton146HighStreet1_SP_Nov09.jpg|thumb|The Worthington ‘dagger’ on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street | [[File:BurtonStModwen_WilliamWorthington01.jpg|thumb|William Worthington's grave at St Modwen's churchyard, Burton (died 9 March 1800)]] | ||
[[File:StaffsBurton146HighStreet2_SP_Nov09.jpg|thumb|A Civic Society blue plaque on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street | [[File:StaffsBurton146HighStreet1_SP_Nov09.jpg|thumb|The Worthington ‘dagger’ on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street]] | ||
[[File:StaffsBurton146HighStreet2_SP_Nov09.jpg|thumb|A Civic Society blue plaque on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street]] | |||
[[File:DuffieldWhiteHart_WorthingtonSign_SP_Sept2010.jpg|thumb|White Hart, Duffield 2010]] | [[File:DuffieldWhiteHart_WorthingtonSign_SP_Sept2010.jpg|thumb|White Hart, Duffield 2010]] | ||
[[File:LondonEC4BlackFriar1_SP_Sept2005.jpg|thumb|[[Black Friar, Blackfriars|Black Friar]], London EC4]] | |||
[[File:LondonEC4BlackFriar2_SP_Sept2005.jpg|thumb|[[Black Friar, Blackfriars|Black Friar]], London EC4]] | |||
<big>'''Worthington & Co Ltd''', ''137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire''</big> | <big>'''Worthington & Co Ltd''', ''137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire''</big> | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Registered January 1889. Merged with [[Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd]]. 1927 but continued to operate as a separate concern until brewing ceased in 1967. | 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. | ||
The [[Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd]], London N1 was acquired in 1953 and was closed in 1962. | * [[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 | 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. | ||
The latter, by the middle of the 1970s, became a new public library. | |||
* '''[[List of Worthington & Co Ltd pubs]]''' | * '''[[List of Worthington & Co Ltd pubs]]''' | ||
* Article: '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/168/2%20Worthington.pdf "Messrs. Worthington's Brewery at Burton"]''' (Published 2 January 1875) | |||
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Worthington Bottle Car B&W.jpg | File:Worthington Burton on Trent.jpg | ||
Worthington Burton White Shield car.jpg | File:Worthington Bottle Car B&W.jpg | ||
File:Worthington Burton White Shield car.jpg | |||
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'''Boundary plates at the former [[Nunneley & Co]] brewery, which they acquired in 1915:''' | |||
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File:BurtonNunneleyBry2022aa_SP_July22.jpg|2022 | |||
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'''Labels, mats, etc:''' | |||
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File:Worthingtons RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthingtons RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthingtons RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthingtons RD zx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthingtons RD zx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthington beer mat RD zcmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Worthington beer mat RD zcmx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 8 September 2022
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.
The Worthington Bottle Car:
Boundary plates at the former Nunneley & Co brewery, which they acquired in 1915:
Labels, mats, etc:
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