Brain & Co. Ltd

The Old Brewery yard in the early 1930s

Letterhead 1962

Letterhead 1981

Courtesy Roy Denison

S A Brain & Co Ltd

(1) The Old Brewery, St Mary Street, Cardiff.

(2) 60 Nora Street, Roath, Cardiff.

(3) The Cardiff Brewery, PO Box 53, Crawshay Street, Cardiff CF10 5DS.

(4) Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road, Pacific Business Park, Cardiff CF24 5HJ

Founded 1713 and was acquired by SA Brain in December 1882.

Registered 12th April 1897 with 74 public houses.

New brewery built 1914 at 60 Nora Street, Roath. This was demolished in 1995 and in 1999 they bought the old William Hancock & Co. Ltd Brewery from Bass and moved production.

Still brewing independently, though site redeveloped with production at the new Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road. The St Mary Street site has been developed with various entertainment and food & drink businesses; the original brew tower is retained.

• A Gallery of images from the new Brain's Dragon Brewery - 16 September 2019
• List of S A Brain & Co Ltd pubs

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

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The remains of the St Mary Street brewery in Cardiff City Centre

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Various images of the brewery:

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The Crawshay Street brewery in 2008:

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The Crawshay Street brewery in 2014:

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Labels etc

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