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The Brewery History Society: Defunct Brewery Liveries



Cumbria:
Defunct Brewery Livery

18 February 2022

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors More Info?
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Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Ambleside, North Road Unicorn A Hartley 'barrel-end' sign; also modern letter signs and cowl to the hanging sign in Robinson's style. Replaced with Robinsons identity by 2014. TB photo 2006; Google 2014 Picture
GONE

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Ambleside, Smithy Brow Golden Rule A Hartley 'barrel-end' sign and painted board signs; also modern letter signs in Robinson's style. Replaced with Robinsons identity by 2009. TB photo 2006; Google 2009 Picture
GONE

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Bowness-on-Windermere, Queens Square Albert Hotel Letter signs: 'Hartleys'. These look modern, and almost certainly added by Robinson's. Replaced with Robinsons identity by 2009. TB photo 2006; Google 2009 Picture
GONE

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Bowness-on-Windermere, Robinson Place Hole Int Wall (New Hall Inn) The sign board on the front of the pub reads: 'NEW HALL INN 1612 ... (HOLE - INT - WALL) ...OLDEST TAVERN IN BOWNESS ... FREQUENTED BY CHARLES DICKENS ... HARTLEY'S FINEST DRAUGHT ALE AS BREWED SINCE 1780 STRAIGHT FROM THE WOOD', a sign which presumably pre-dates the closure of Hartley's Brewery in 1991. The sign board also incorporates a Hartley's 'barrel-end' sign with BREWED ... HARTLEY'S ... TRADITIONALLY'. Hartley's letter signs on the wall have been replaced with Robinson's lettering. TB photo 2006 Picture

Cumbria

Carlisle Old Brewery Carlisle Carlisle, Bridge Street Carlisle Old Brewery (former) The building has been converted to residential use. Along the exterior is lettering: 'THE CARLISLE OLD BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED'. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Cumbria

Matthew Brown Blackburn Cockermouth, 14 Market Place Ship Hotel (renamed Castle Bar) The hanging sign bracket incorporates 'MATTHEW BROWN' lettering with a lion motif above. RWo 2006; Google 2021 .

Cumbria

R F Case & Co Ltd Barrow-in-Furness Coniston, Sun Hill Sun Hotel In stone relief on the parapet to the front porch, the brewery's trademark of a 'B' and an arrow, backed by vines. JMul photo 2009 Picture

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Flookburgh, 11 Market Street Hope & Anchor A board sign advertising Hartley's, but not in the usual Robinson's style. Replaced with Robinsons identity by 2009. TB photo 2007; Google 2009 Picture
GONE

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Kendal, 137 Stricklandgate Sawyers Arms (former) A fine three-pane etched window with 'WINES ... HARTLEY'S ULVERSTON ALES ... SPIRITS'; a Hartley 'barrel-end' sign next to the coaching arch; also modern letter signs in Robinson's style. The pub was closed by 2017, and all Hartley's features apparently removed. To become flats. TB photo 2006; Google 2017 Picture
GONE

Cumbria

Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate Kendal, 159 Stricklandgate Union Hotel Car park "patrons only" sign with the Whitbread 'deer' trade mark, 'ESTd 1742' and 'WHITBREAD & CO PLC'. TB photo 2006 Picture

Cumbria

Masons Arms Kendal Kendal, 22 Stramongate Masons Arms A historic brewpub. Over the door, a notice: 'JOHN EDWARD SCOTT ... LICENSED BREWER etc'. MBr photo 2021 Picture

Cumbria

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Kendal, 6 Burneside Road Oddfellows Arms A Vaux 'two blackbirds' plaque - no 'V' between the birds. TB photo 2006 Picture

Cumbria

John Johnson Banks & Son Kendal Kendal, Wildman Street The Old Brewery (former) An ancient stone building which has a large stone tablet above the former archway with lettering 'OLD BREWERY.' BHS photo Picture

Cumbria

Matthew Brown Blackburn Keswick, 2 Lake Road Dog & Gun A Matthew Brown sign on the front. Removed by 2008. RWo 2006; RWo 2008 .
GONE

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Ulverston, 19 Swan Street Swan At high level on the front gable, in raised lettering: 'HARTLEYS ALES'. SP 2004; Google 2018 .

Cumbria

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd Ulverston Ulverston, Brewery Street Hartley's Brewery (former) Various Hartley signs on the "Old Brewery", including a plaque with the history of the brewery. TB photo 2007 Picture

Cumbria

Workington Brewery Co Ltd Workington Workington, Station Road - Senhouse Street Corner House A former off-licence. A small plaque features in the centre an image of John Peel, the brewery's trade mark. TB photo 2012; Google 2021 Picture

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