County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
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Greater Manchester: Bury |
Alfred Crowther & Co Ltd Bury | Bury, 2 Bell Lane | Old Blue Bell (former) | It became a Joseph Holt pub, but by 2014 had been converted to a solicitor's office. On the parapet is a stone panel with date 1899 and an eight-pointed star. Crowther's Star Brewery was located on Brook Street, just to the north of the pub. | BHS photo; SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Bury Brewery Co Ltd Bury | Bury, 63 Rochdale Road | Robin Hood (former) | Closed by Thwaites's Brewery and converted to retail in about 2012. A small stone tablet above the door with flamboyant lettering - possibly 'B B Co'. Lovely raised lettering on the end wall has been removed. The site of the Bury Brewery, George Street, is almost opposite the pub. | BHS photo 1977; SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Crown Brewing Co Ltd Bury | Bury, 87 Crostons Road | Dusty Miller (former) | It became a Moorhouse's pub, but by 2015 had been converted to a solicitor's office. One surviving etched window with a 'crown' illustration and the pub name. This was one of a pair, but the other was vandalised and has been replaced. | SP photo 2005 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Bury, Woodhill Road | Brown Cow | Located in an industrial heritage country park. Mounted on a large board on the roof is a neon sign with script lettering: 'Wilsons Ales'. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Bury, Woodhill Road | Garsdale | A Wilson's pole sign, plus a lantern sign with chequerboard. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Crown Brewing Co Ltd Bury | Holcombe, Lumb Carr Road | Shoulder of Mutton | The porch has tiled walls each side with a total of six 'Crown' emblems. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Prestwich, 464 Bury New Road | Railway & Naturalist | It had a good set of old etched windows including one on the side for 'WILSON'S ALES'. Other Wilson's signage was removed by 2014. | SP photo 2006; Google 2014 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Richard Seed & Co Ltd Radcliffe | Radcliffe, 2 Blackburn Street | Boars Head Hotel (former) | Converted to residential use. The fascia had faded lettering, possibly former tiled letters chipped off. The pub name over the corner door; and on each side: 'ALES - SEED'S - STOUTS'. By 2012, the lettering had been removed. | SP photo 2006; Google 2012 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate | Ramsbottom, 158 Bolton Street | Major Hotel | Ex Dutton's. A Whitbread hanging sign bracket with the deer trademark and 'WHITBREAD PLC ... 1742'. The Whitbread signage had been removed by 2017. | BHK photo 2012; Google 2017 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Massey's Burnley Brewery Ltd Burnley | Ramsbottom, 96 Carr Street | Rose & Crown | A good set of decorative etched windows with 'MBB' monogram - five on the front, three on the side. Sadly, under Thwaites's Brewery ownership, most or all of these had been replaced with modern glass by 2018. | SP photo 2006; Google 2018 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Bury |
Bury Brewery Co Ltd Bury | Tottington, 9 Turton Road | Old Dungeon Inn | Tiled lettering - white on red - on the parapet of this attractive early 20c pub: 'BURY BREWING Co ... OLD DUNGEON INN ... ALES AND STOUT'. | AH 2004; SP 2012; MBr photo 2017 | Picture |