Birks & Co
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W H Birks & Co, Lady's Bridge Brewery, 9 Bridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Founded by Edward Nanson 1791 and sold to Birks in 1858. Acquired by Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd in 1900. Until then, Gilmours brewed hop bitters at Furnival Gate, but then began beer brewing at Lady's Bridge.
Gilmours were acquired with 342 houses by Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd in 1954 and brewing ceased in 1959.
Interesting Fact
Samuel Plimsoll, of Plimsoll Line fame, was born in 1824 in Bristol. Later he became a clerk and then manager of Birks Brewery, before moving to London in 1854. He died in 1898.
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The Bridge Inn, Lady's Bridge Brewery behind. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk -
Entrance from Castle Green to the stables and malt kilns, W H Birks and Co. Photo courtesy www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk -
An 1896 insurance map showing a tunnel between Tennant's brewery and Birks & Co's yard
