The Brewery History Society: Breweries

Cumbria - Ulverston, Brewery Street: Hartley's Brewery (former)

Brewery: Hartleys Ltd - Old Brewery, Ulverston

Founded ca 1755. Private company registered in 1918. Acquired by Frederic Robinson Ltd of Stockport in 1982 with 54 tied houses. Ceased brewing 1991.

Reference:

Century of British Brewers

A plaque on the former brewery reads as follows:

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.

Tony Beattie provides the following photographs: