Hole & Co. Ltd

Messrs. James Hole & Co. Ltd, New (Castle) Brewery, Newark-on-Trent, Notts. Brewers’ Journal 15th November 1890

Letter 1945

Letter 1953

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Station Hotel, Alfreton

Courtesy Roy Denison

Courtesy Roy Denison

The New Mermaid, Wansford, Peterborough

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James Hole & Co. Ltd, Castle Brewery, Albert Street, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire

From 1870-1871, Caparn Hankey & Co were recorded as brewing at the Robin Hood Hotel, Lombard Street. They purchased the Albert Street site which included a workhouse, a gaol, a starch works and a cotton mill, and constructed a large new brewery in 1879-1882. In 1885, Caparn Hankey & Co ceased to exist, and the brewery was acquired by maltsters James Hole. Registered as a limited company in March 1890.

• In 1926, they acquired the Market Rasen Brewery Co. Ltd with 33 tied houses.
• In 1935, they acquired Lowe, Son & Cobbold Ltd of Stamford with 34 houses, and closed that brewery.

Acquired by Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd in 1967 with 220 houses. Brewing ceased in 1983. Many of the brewery buildings are still standing, converted to other uses.

• List of James Hole & Co Ltd pubs

The brewery is listed grade II in three sections. The tower (1889-90) was designed by William Bradford. More unusual are their ornate offices of 1881-2 by an unknown architect (the List description gives Bradford as architect, but this seems unlikely on stylistic and other grounds). The offices feature above the door a Caparn Hankey monogram "CH & Co". Listing details can be viewed on the Historic England website, as follows:

• Brewery: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1196096
• Offices: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1297791
• Cask Store: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1288308

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

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Views of the brewery:

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  The brewery in the 1890s
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  Hole's transport fleet in 1935. Courtesy David Marshall
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  The brewery in 1935
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  The brewery in 1983
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Taken before and during the demolition work on part of the brewery in August/September 1990. Courtesy David Marshall

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  The Coopers Shop 1935
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  The Coopers Shop 1990
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  The staircase leading to the famous clock in 1990. Courtesy David Marshall

The brewery in 2006. Courtesy Steve Peck.

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  Caparn Hankey monogram "CH & Co"
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The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 2013:

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 21,071 Description  : Newark Castle Date of Application  : 25/8/1879 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO