| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Bardsley, 906 Ashton Road | Half Way House (former) | Green-painted board signs on the front and side with 'WILSONS'. Also on the side wall a board sign with 'TRADITIONAL ALES SINCE 1834'. Above the front door, a lantern sign with 'WILSONS' and chequerboard motifs. On the left wall, a rectangular plaque with 'WILSON HOUSE ... THE SIGN OF QUALITY' around a chequerboard in black and yellow. The premises were converted to a funeral director's by 2015, and all brewery signs removed. | ICr photo 2007; Google 2015 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
W T Rothwell Ltd Manchester | Failsworth, 292 Oldham Road | Black Horse (demolished) | Fascia tiling, the brewery details painted black: 'ROTHWELLS ... BLACK HORSE INN ... ALES & STOUT'. Pub demolished by 2012. | DK 2003; BHK photo 2006 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Cornbrook Brewery Co Ltd Manchester | Failsworth, 496 Oldham Road | Royal Oak | Raised lettering on the right-hand gable end: 'ROYAL OAK ... CORNBROOK ALES ... WINES & SPIRITS'. Also an etched window in art deco style with 'CORNBROOK ALES'. | TN photo 2004; BHK photo 2006 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Boddington Brewery Ltd Manchester | Failsworth, 82 Oldham Road | Lamb | Modern Boddington's signs. (1) A convex-faced plaque; (2) a projecting box sign; incorporating: 'BODDINGTONS BITTER', etc, and the brewery's trademark of a cask with bees. | BHK 2009 | . |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Failsworth, 95 Wrigley Head | Anglers Arms | A large letter sign on the end wall with 'Bass' in script and the red triangle had been removed by 2012. Three Bass lanterns with red triangles survive on the frontage. | BHK photo 2009; Google 2012 and 2020 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Grasscroft, 56 Oldham Road | Farrars Arms | 'WILSONS' on the pole sign; a Wilson's lantern over the door featuring the chequerboard trademark. The Wilson's signage had been removed by 2011, following a change of owner. | ICr photo 2009; ICr 2011 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Greenfield, 11 Shaw Hall Bank Road | Railway Inn | 'WILSONS' board signs; a Wilson's lantern over the door featuring the chequerboard trademark. All Wilson's signage removed by 2021. | ICr photo 2009; Google 2021 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Hollinwood, 583 Manchester Road | Wagon & Horses | A good Victorian frontage. It had modern Wilson's lettering above the door, and a Wilson's lantern - but these both removed. Behind flower baskets, the stone fascia has chipped-off lettering 'WILSON'S ALES & STOUT'. | BHK photo 2009; Google 2020 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Cornbrook Brewery Co Ltd Manchester | Hollinwood, 604 Oldham Road, corner of Cheetham Street | Sun Inn | Part of the original tiled fascia is visible with "CORNB", the rest of name being obscured by a modern box sign incorporating roller shutters. There is other lettering on the fascia, similarly obscured. | RWo 2006 | . |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Cornbrook Brewery Co Ltd Manchester | Lees, 24 West Street - corner of Brookway | Former off licence | On the upper panes of leaded windows, fading painted lettering: 'CORNBROOK ... PRIZE ... ALES'. Converted to a house. The former shop window had been replaced by 2012. | ICr photo 2010; Google 2012 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham - Waterhead, 39 Bardsley Street | Church Inn | A Wilson lantern with chequerboard trademark. On two walls are curved panels with 'WILSONS' in applied gold lettering, and a panel with the chequerboard trademark. | ICr photo 2007 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 116 Ashton Road - corner of Lee Street | Junction Hotel (demolished) | Two identical Oldham Brewery metal wall plaques adjacent to front and back doors. Red and green quarters, central 'OB' lettering and a bell illustration, plus 'TRADITIONAL CASK ... ESTABLISHED 1873'. Closed and boarded since 2009, and demolished by 2012. | ICr photo 2008; ICr 2011; Google 2012 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 124 Rochdale Road | Trap Inn (former) | An illuminated box sign with 'OB' and a bell illustration on quartered red and green background, plus 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and 'ESTABLISHED 1873'. Sign removed by 2018. | Google 2009 and 2018 | . GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 13 Yorkshire Street | Greaves Arms | In a terracotta roundel above the door, a central monogram 'OB' within the date 1925. | SP photo 2015 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Boddington Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham, 159 Park Road | Park Hotel (former) | Formerly an Oldham Brewery house, has a typical Boddington box sign on the side, probably installed some time after Boddingtons took over Oldham Brewery in 1982. Includes 'BODDINGTONS BITTER', 'ESTd 1778', 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and the Boddington's trademark. Sign removed by 2008. Converted to retail. | ICr photo 2007; ICr 2008 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 16 Yorkshire Street | Hare & Hounds | An etched window on the frontage: 'OLDHAM BREWERY ... FINEST ALES AND STOUTS' around a central 'OB' monogram. | SP photo 2015 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 16-18 Rock Street | Boltmakers Rest | Several Oldham Brewery signs. It had a brewery lantern, but this removed by 2012. | RWo 2006; Google 2012 and 2021 | . |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 206 Rochdale Road - corner of Magdala Street | Brook Tavern (former) | On the front elevation, an illuminated box sign with 'OB' and a bell illustration on quartered red and green background, plus 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and 'ESTABLISHED 1873'. The Oldham Brewery sign had been removed by 2009. No longer a pub. | WRB photo 2009; Google 2009 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham, 221 Hollins Road | Lark (former) | In 2009, an apparently unaltered exterior from its Wilson's days. Very elegant. Includes fascia lettering, hanging sign, board signs, two lanterns and a chequerboard plaque. But by 2012, the pub was converted to a surgery, and all brewery signs removed. | CPa photo 2009 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Boddington Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham, 248 Manchester Road | Smut Inn (former) | A typical Boddington box sign, including 'BODDINGTONS BITTER', 'ESTd 1778', 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and the Boddington's trademark. Also a convex-faced plaque of similar design. Was converted to other uses by 2012, and all brewery signs removed. | BHK 2009; Google 2012 | . GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 250 Huddersfield Road | Farmers Boy | On the front elevation, an Oldham Brewery box sign: red and green quarters, central 'OB' lettering and a bell illustration, plus 'FINE LANCASHIRE ALES ... ESTABLISHED 1873'. By 2016, the sign box survives, but the faces were painted over in black. | ICr photo 2008; Google 2016 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 25-27 Ashton Road | Primrose View (former) | A box sign on the front wall, featuring the 'OB' logo and a bell in the centre on a red and green quartered background. Also lettering 'FINE LANCASHIRE ALES' and 'ESTABLISHED 1873'. By 2017, the sign had been removed. Converted to a restaurant. | ICr photo 2008; Google 2017 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Boddington Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham, 324 Manchester Road | Golden Buck (former) | A typical Boddington box sign, including 'BODDINGTONS BITTER', 'ESTd 1778', 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and the Boddington's trademark. Was converted to a restaurant by 2012, and the Boddington sign has been refaced. | BHK 2009; Google 2014 | . GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Oldham, 459 Lees Road | Friendship Inn | Wilson's lettering - gold on green - on the hanging sign. A Wilson lantern with chequerboard trademark each side of the front door. Etched windows with 'WILSONS' and the chequerboard trademark. By 2016, the windows survive, but the other features have gone. | ICr photo 2007; Google 2016 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 489 Hollins Road | White Hart | An etched window with 'OB' monogram. Window obscured by a board sign since 2012. | BHK photo 2009; Google 2012 | Picture OBSCURED |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 572 Ashton Road - junction with Fir Tree Avenue | Hathershaw | An elaborate carved stone fascia with 'THE OLDHAM BREWERY COMPANY Ltd'. Also an 'OB' plaque each side of the door with 'OB' and a bell illustration on quartered red and green background, plus 'TRADITIONAL CASK' and 'ESTABLISHED 1873'. By 2014, the two plaques were painted over in black. | ICr photo 2007; Google 2014 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Oldham, 8 Horsedge Street | Shakespear Hotel (closed) | 1970s glass composite sign above ground floor windows: 'SHAKESPEAR HOTEL ... OLDHAM ALES'. Converted to housing, and all signs removed. | TN photo 2004; Google 2012 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Wilson's Brewery Ltd Manchester | Royton, 14 Market Street | Duke of Edinburgh | An etched window features the brewery's 'chequerboard' trademark with 'WILSONS' lettering above. There are similar features within plaques attached to the wall. | BHK photo 2009 | Picture |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Oldham Brewery Co Ltd Oldham | Springhead, 136 Oldham Road | Springhead Liberal Club | An illuminated box sign with 'OLDHAM ... ALES' either side of the brewery's 'OB' bell trademark. By 2011, the original Oldham Brewery sign had been replaced by a modern example with no brewery ID. | ICr photo 2007; ICr 2011 | Picture GONE |
Greater Manchester: Oldham |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Uppermill, 68 High Street | Hare & Hounds | On the left end wall. a round wall-mounted plaque with the 'red triangle' trademark, also 'Bass' in script and 'ESTd 1777 ... BURTON-ON-TRENT'. A similar smaller device incorporated within the ironwork below the hanging sign. Signs removed by 2016. | BHK photo 2009; Google 2016 | Picture GONE |