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<big>'''Wrexham Lager Beer Co. Ltd, '''''Central Road, Wrexham, Clwyd.''</big>
[[Image:WrexhamLagerBry46.JPG|thumb]]
[[image:Wrexham Lager 1900.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1900]]
[[image:Trade Mark Entry (3).jpg|thumb|Trade Mark Entry]]
[[image:Trade Mark Entry (14).jpg|thumb|Trade Mark Entry]]
[[image:Wrexham 1945.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1945]]
[[image:Wrexham compliment.jpg|thumb|Modern compliments slip]]


Founded by Ivan Levenstein in 1878 as the Wrexham Brewery Co. and Robert Graesser soon acquired the majority shareholding. Name was changed to the Wrexham Beer Co. in 1881.
<big>'''Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd''', ''Central Road, Wrexham, Clwyd''</big>


Registered April 1900.  
Founded by Ivan Levenstein in 1878 as the Wrexham Brewery Co. and Robert Graesser soon acquired the majority shareholding. Registered as the Wrexham Lager Beer Co. in 1881, and Limited in 1900.


Acquired by [[Ind Coope Ltd]]. 1949.  
Acquired by [[Ind Coope Ltd]] in 1949. Closed by Carlsberg-Tetley in 2000 and the brewery was demolished. The brewery offices survive.


Closed 2000 and demolished.
The brand was revived in 2011. For the new company, see: [[Wrexham Lager Beer Co]].




'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
Wrexham compliment.jpg
Wrexham Lager 1900.jpg|An advert from 1900
Wrexham vans 1937.jpg|The brewery in 1937
Wrexham 1945.jpg|The brewery in 1945
Wrexham tanker.jpg
Wrexham Lager b&w.jpg
Wrexham Lager b&w.jpg
Wrexham Lager 1995.jpg|1995
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (9).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (4).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (3).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (2).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (1).jpg
</gallery>
'''The brewery in the 1960s'''
<gallery>
File:Wrexham Lager (2).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager.jpg
Border Wrexham 2.jpg 
Wrexham vans 1937.jpg
Wrexham Lager 2.jpg   
Wrexham Lager 2.jpg   
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (14).jpg |The brewery in 1993
Wrexham tanker.jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (13).jpg|The brewery in 1993
File:Wrexham tanker 1980.jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (12).jpg |The brewery in 1993
</gallery>
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (11).jpg |The brewery in 1993
 
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (9).jpg|The brewery in 1993
 
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (8).jpg|The brewery in 1993
'''The brewery in 1993:'''
Wrexham Lager 1995.jpg|The brewery in 1995
 
<gallery>
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (14).jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (13).jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (12).jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (11).jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (9).jpg
Wrexham Lager Bry 1993 (8).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager zm Mash vessel 2.jpg
File:Wrexham Laber zc Mash vessel 1.jpg
</gallery>
 
 
'''The Sales Catalogue from 2000'''
 
<gallery>
File:Wrexham Lager zx.jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Sale Catalogue (1).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Bry 3.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''The remains of the brewery in the 21st Century'''
<gallery>
File:WrexhamLagerBry46.JPG
File:Wrexham Old Lager.jpg|2013: photo Colin Bridgland
File:WrexhamLagerBry36_SP_Aug17.jpg|2017: photo Steve Peck
File:WrexhamLagerBry37_SP_Aug17.jpg|2017: photo Steve Peck
File:WrexhamLagerBry35_SP_Aug17.jpg|2017: photo Steve Peck
</gallery>
'''Advertising, labels, etc'''
<gallery>
File:Im1929BIF-Wrexham.jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (10).JPG
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (8).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (7).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager Brewery photos zc (5).jpg
File:Wrexham Lager poster zb.jpg
File:Wrexham Lager on draught Wrexham 26.8.1983.JPG|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham labels RD zcx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham labels RD zcx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham RD zcvx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham RD zcvx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham RD zmbx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Wrexham RD zmcx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>
{{Trade Mark 7 |regno = 37,113|desc=Clover leaf club sign|date=26/4/1884|seventy=NO
|regno2 = 86,958|desc2=Label design with Indian scene|date2=23/2/1889|seventy2=NO
|regno3 = 416,897/8/9/0/1|desc3=Words "CABIN”, "CACTUS”, "CRICKETER”, "GUIDE”, “HARLEQUIN”|date3=13/07/1921|seventy3=NO
|regno4 = 416,902|desc4=Record unclear|date4=13/07/1921|seventy4=NO
|regno5 = 490,275|desc5=Dark Lager Labels|date5=10/04/1928|seventy5=NO
|regno6 = 490,276|desc6=Light Lager Labels|date6=10/04/1928|seventy6=NO
|regno7 = 499,450/1|desc7=Pilsener label|date7=28/01/1929|seventy7=NO}}
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 11 July 2021

WrexhamLagerBry46.JPG
An advert from 1900
Trade Mark Entry
Trade Mark Entry
Letterhead 1945
Modern compliments slip

Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd, Central Road, Wrexham, Clwyd

Founded by Ivan Levenstein in 1878 as the Wrexham Brewery Co. and Robert Graesser soon acquired the majority shareholding. Registered as the Wrexham Lager Beer Co. in 1881, and Limited in 1900.

Acquired by Ind Coope Ltd in 1949. Closed by Carlsberg-Tetley in 2000 and the brewery was demolished. The brewery offices survive.

The brand was revived in 2011. For the new company, see: Wrexham Lager Beer Co.


An assortment of images of the brewery


The brewery in the 1960s


The brewery in 1993:


The Sales Catalogue from 2000


The remains of the brewery in the 21st Century


Advertising, labels, etc



Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 37,113
Description  : Clover leaf club sign
Date of Application  : 26/4/1884
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 86,958
Description  : Label design with Indian scene
Date of Application  : 23/2/1889
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 416,897/8/9/0/1
Description  : Words "CABIN”, "CACTUS”, "CRICKETER”, "GUIDE”, “HARLEQUIN”
Date of Application  : 13/07/1921
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 416,902
Description  : Record unclear
Date of Application  : 13/07/1921
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 490,275
Description  : Dark Lager Labels
Date of Application  : 10/04/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 490,276
Description  : Light Lager Labels
Date of Application  : 10/04/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 499,450/1
Description  : Pilsener label
Date of Application  : 28/01/1929
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO