Vaux Breweries Ltd

A turn of the century newspaper advert

A turn of the century newspaper advert

Vaux Breweries Ltd, Castle Street Brewery, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear.

Founded by Cuthbert Vaux 1837 at Matlock Street Brewery. Moved to Castle Street 1875. Registered 1896 as C.Vaux & Sons Ltd.

Name changed as above 1973. At that time they held 700 houses in England and 200 Thomas Usher & Son Ltd houses in Scotland.

After pressure from the City, they closed their remaining breweries in 1999.

Takeover and closure history:

• John Heslop Ltd's Norton Grange Brewery, Norton-on-Tees, was acquired in 1923.

• Robinson Brothers of Houghton-le-Spring was partially acquired in 1925.

• Merged with North Eastern Breweries Ltd in 1927 to form Associated Breweries Ltd.

• In 1938, they acquired Ridley, Cutter & Firth Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and brewing ceased.

• They acquired Coldstream Brewery Co. Ltd in November 1943.

• In 1946, they acquired Lorimer & Clark Ltd of Edinburgh. This brewery was sold to its management in May 1987, and continues to brew as Caledonian Brewery Co. Ltd.

• They acquired Whitwell, Mark & Co. Ltd of Kendal in 1947 with 30 tied houses. Brewing ceased there on 18th September 1968.

• Hepworth & Co. Ltd of Ripon were acquired with about 51 pubs in 1947 and brewing ceased there in 1952.

• Thomas Usher & Son Ltd of Edinburgh were acquired in 1959 with 170 public houses. Sold to Allied Breweries in 1980.

• In 1959, they acquired Steel, Coulson & Co. Ltd of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

• In 1961, they acquired John Wright & Co (Perth) Ltd.

• They acquired Ward & Co. Ltd of Sheffield in 1972 with 102 tied houses, and closed that brewery in 1999.

• W M Darley Ltd of Thorne, Yorkshire, were acquired in 1978 with 88 houses. Darley's Brewery was closed in September 1986.

• List of Vaux Breweries Ltd. pubs in County Durham

• List of Vaux Breweries Ltd. pubs in Northumberland

• List of Vaux breweries Ltd. pubs in North Yorkshire

• List of Vaux Breweries Ltd. pubs in West Yorkshire

• List of Vaux Breweries Ltd. pubs in North Western England

• List of Vaux Breweries Ltd. pubs in London

An assortment of views of the brewery taken in 1930

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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.
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  The inside of the brewery in 1930.

An assortment of views of the brewery taken over the last 10 years of operation.

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  Compare this form of delivery transport to that in the next image.
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  Is this vast beer transporter any quicker than its equestrian predecessor?
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  The old Mash Tun in 1991 - still serving well.
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  The bottling hall in 1991.
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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 290,298 Description  : Signature Date of Application  : 09/02/1907 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO