The Brewery History Society: Breweries
Yorkshire South - Kirkstall Brewery Co Ltd, Kirkstall, Leeds
Kirkstall Brewery Co. Ltd, Kirkstall. Operated by Thomas Walker from before 1834. Acquired by Benjamin Dawson ca.1845. Registered in June 1871 to acquire Benjamin Dawson & Co. Reconstructed company registered in January 1899. Acquired by Dutton's Blackburn Brewery Ltd in 1936 with 83 public houses. Brewery bought by Whitbread & Co Ltd in 1953 and was closed in June 1982 after a fire. Now student accommodation.
Reference:
A Century of British Brewers Plus - 1890 to 2004. Brewery History Society, 2005.
These photographs from BHK, December 2009:
