Thomas Edward Hawkins & Co

An Ordnance Survey extract from 1877. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html

Thomas Edward Hawkins & Co, West Mills Brewery, Newbury, Berkshire

Merged with Edmund Parfitt, Atlas Brewery, Newbury, and registered 1897 as Hawkins & Parfitt to form South Berkshire Brewery Co. Ltd.

The West Mills Brewery closed in 1920 following acquisition by by Simonds Ltd.

The Nags Head, 90 Bartholomew Street, Newbury

The Nags Head is a former Hawkins pub, and a historic image shows brewery lettering on the pub sign. At some time, the lettering was chipped off. However, by 2014, the owner had added painted lettering of the historic content.

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  Photo AH 2017
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  Photo AH 2017