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Durham:
Defunct Brewery Livery

8 March 2022

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Durham

Wm Younger & Co Ltd Edinburgh Beamish, Beamish Museum Sun Inn Plaque on wall - 'WM YOUNGER & CO'S ALES ON DRAUGHT AND IN BOTTLE' around star trademark with 'ESTd 1749'. The pub is rebuilt from its original location in Bishop Auckland. DT photo 2005 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Chester-Le-Street, 10 Front Street Red Lion Above a first-floor oriel window, a Vaux 'two blackbirds' plaque with 'V' between the birds. WRB 2010; DT photo 2016 Picture

Durham

Northern Clubs Federation Brewery Ltd Dunston Chester-Le-Street, Osborne Road Osborne Working Mens Club A large wall-mounted board sign, illuminated from above, with two Federation Brewery logos. Also a round projecting sign with 'NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' around a central blue star. DT photo 2016 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Consett, Pont Lane Jolly Drovers A ventilation plaque with two blackbirds; and a 'two blackbirds' plaque with 'V' between the birds. DT photo 2017 Picture

Durham

Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc Croxdale, Front Street Croxdale Inn Hotel Two Bass lanterns in the 'Northern' style. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Durham

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne Croxdale, Front Street Croxdale Inn Hotel A board sign incorporating roundels with 'NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' around blue stars. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Durham

George Younger & Son Ltd Alloa Darlington, 37 Priestgate Red Lion Two leaded windows with small round painted panels incorporating 'GEORGE YOUNGER'S ALLOA ALES' and a large 'Y' symbol. They probably date from the 1930s. BB photo 2006 Picture

Durham

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne Darlington, 7 Beaumont Street Darlington Central Club A round projecting sign with a blue star in the centre and 'NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' around the outside. Partially neon-illuminated? WRB photo 2010 Picture

Durham

Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc Darlington, Trubwell Row Nags Head 'Bass' applied lettering, including a red triangle. WRB 2010 .

Durham

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne Durham, 23 Gilesgate Woodman A small oval Newcastle Breweries plaque by the main door: white lettering on maroon 'THE NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' surrounding an illustration of Tyne Bridge and '1890'. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Durham

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne Durham, 72 Claypath Age Bar (closed) A small oval Newcastle Breweries plaque by the main door: white lettering on maroon 'THE NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' surrounding an illustration of Tyne Bridge and '1890'. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Hartlepool Headland, Friendship Lane Ship A Vaux lantern above the entrance door. SP 2013 .

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Hartlepool, Waldon Street Stranton Social Club A modern projecting sign: 'VAUX BREWERIES LIMITED ... VAUX ... FINE ALES AND LAGERS'. WRB photo 2010 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Heighington, 28 West Green Bay Horse Vaux 'two blackbirds' plaques - with and without the 'V' between the birds. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Houghton-Le-Spring, Newbottle Street White Lion At second floor level on the front elevation, a Vaux 'two blackbirds' plaque with a 'V' between the birds. This must be one of the most modern pubs with such a plaque. DT photo 2016 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Houghton-Le-Spring, The Broadway Golden Lion Vaux lantern. DT 2003 .

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Seaham, 1 North Railway Street Noahs Ark (former) Was converted to a computer repair shop, but in 2018 had been in a derelict state for many years. On the front elevation and on the gable end, two examples of Vaux 'two blackbirds' plaques with a 'V' between the birds. DT photo 2018 Picture

Durham

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne Seaham, South Railway Street Inn Between Closed since about 2010. Modern board signs incorporate roundels with a central blue star and 'NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' around. Formerly Masons Arms and Northumberland Arms. DT photo 2018 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Spennymoor, Clarence Street North Eastern A collection of modern Vaux signs: fascia, lantern and oval wall plaque. Also an etched window with a central 'VAUX' in yellow and red. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Durham

Vaux Breweries Ltd Sunderland Spennymoor, Villiers Street - Oxford Road Victoria Relatively modern Vaux board signs and a lantern above the entrance. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Durham

Northern Clubs Federation Brewery Ltd Dunston Stanley, 10 Tyne Road South Stanley Garden House Club A board sign at first floor level on the frontage: 'FEDERATION BREWERY ... FINE ALES AND LAGERS' and an 'LCL' logo. Google 2009 .

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