Kirkstall Brewery Co Ltd

From the internal Whitbread staff magazine.

The brewery in 1947

Kirkstall Brewery Co. Ltd, Broad Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS5 3RX

Thomas Walker bought the former malting 1833 and built a brewery. Acquired by Benjamin Dawson 1844 on death of Walker. Registered June 1871 to acquire Benjamin Dawson & Co. Reconstructed company registered January 1899. Acquired by Dutton's Blackburn Brewery Ltd in 1936 with 83 public houses.

Brewery bought by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1953 and was closed in January 1983. It was converted into student accommodation; there are further proposals to convert to apartments.

• See: "Benjamin Dawson & Company: Brewers of Kirkstall, Leeds" by Judith Gardiner
• See: Kirkstall Brewery: New Wine, Old Bottles by Peter Brears
• List of Kirkstall Brewery Co. Ltd. pubs

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 28,459 Description  : View of Kirkstall Abbey Date of Application  : 5/6/1882 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : 28,574 Description  : Shield 3 daggers Date of Application  : 28/6/1882 Used Prior to 1875?  : 35 years