Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd

The brewery in 1980.

A dray from 1907

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd, Old Brewery, Brewery Street, Ulverston, Cumbria.

Brewing commenced here in about 1755. Robert and Peter Hartley of Blackburn acquired the business in 1896.

• Robert Robinson (Ulverston) of The Gill, Ulverston acquired 1896.
• Edwin Hetherington (Kendal), Gilling Grove Brewery acquired 1918.

Private company registered October 1918. Acquired by Frederick Robinson Ltd of Stockport in 1982 with 54 tied houses. The final brew was on 8 November 1991. Much of the brewery survives.

• List of Hartleys of Ulverston pubs
• Voices From the Old Ulverston Brewery

An assortment of views of the brewery.

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  The brewery in 1980.
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  The brewery in 1980.
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  From The Brewer 1986
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  From The Brewer 1986
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  From The Brewer 1986
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  From The Brewer 1986
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  The brewery in 1991.
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  The brewery in 1991.
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  The brewery in 1991.
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  The brewery in 1991.
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  The brewery in 1991.
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  The brewery in 1995.
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  Photo John Heyworth
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  The local newspaper ran this during the redevelopment of the site
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  The local newspaper ran this during the redevelopment of the site
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  The local newspaper ran this during the redevelopment of the site
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  The local newspaper ran this during the redevelopment of the site
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  The local newspaper ran this during the redevelopment of the site
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Views of the brewery taken in 2007. Courtesy Tony Beattie

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The Plaque reads: "The Old Brewery. Brewing commenced here in 1755. On the 17th July 1896 the Old Brewery was conveyed from the Trustees of John Booth to Robert and Peter Hartley and on the 29th December 1919 Hartleys (Ulverston) Limited was incorporated. On the 16th July 1982 the company was acquired by Frederic Robinson Limited, Unicorn Brewery, Stockport. Brewing ceased on the 8th November 1991. A total of 236 years of traditional beer brewing is thus commemorated by this plaque."

Views of the brewery taken in 2024. Courtesy Terry Hanstock

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An assortment of labels illustrating the products of the brewery

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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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