Messrs. Worthington & Co. Ltd., Burton upon Trent. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th October 1899
Worthington & Co Ltd, 137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Brewery founded c.1761 (William Worthington arrived in Burton as a cooper in 1744).
Registered January 1889. Merged with Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd. 1927 but continued to operate as a separate concern until brewing ceased in 1967.
Brewery and its maltings demolished in late 1960s, the former to provide a car park, later a shopping precinct.
The latter, by the middle of the 1970s, became a new public library.
An assortment of images of the brewery
The Worthington ‘dagger’ on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street. Courtesy Steve Peck 2009.
A Civic Society blue plaque on the former brewery offices at 146 High Street. Courtesy Steve Peck 2009.
Entry in the Trade Mark Registry
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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
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