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West Midlands: Dudley - Defunct Brewery Livery

16 May 2022

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors Photo?
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West Midlands: Dudley

Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham Audnam, Oak Park Road (corner of Lyndhurst Drive) Oakfield Tavern (demolished) On the front wall, a metal car park 'no liability' sign: 'ANSELLS BREWERY CO. LTD.'. The pub was demolished and replaced by flats by 2012. SP photo 2009; Google 2012 Picture
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West Midlands: Dudley

Harry Jeavons, Old Crown Brierley Hill Brierley Hill, Brettell Lane Old Crown (former) Google shows in 2019 that two first floor windows have old etched lettering 'FINE HOME BREWED ALES'. ACu; Google photo 2019 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Usher's Brewery Ltd Trowbridge Cradley, 78-80 Windmill Hill Little Chop House A modern 'Ushers of Trowbridge' plaque adjacent to the rear entrance. Ushers took over this pub as part of the original 'Mad O Rourke' chain. SP 2006 .

West Midlands: Dudley

Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley Dudley - Woodside, 169 Stourbridge Road Old Coach & Horses A 1960s pub, which had an original 'HANSONS' letter sign on the frontage. The sign had been removed by 2016. SP 2008; Google photo 2011; Google 2016 Picture
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West Midlands: Dudley

Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley Dudley, 25 New Street Court House Tavern Interwar corner pub with a stone panel 'HANSONS' over the entrance. A brew-pub in the 19th century. SP photo 2011 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc Dudley, 68 High Street Little Barrel On the hanging sign, 'Bass' in fading script lettering. SP photo 2018 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley Dudley, Birmingham New Road A4123 Former railway bridge Painted lettering on a disused railway bridge across the A4123 at Dudley/Tipton: 'A Strong Link with the Past ... HANSONS MILD ALE'. (On both elevations.) BI photo 2009 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Bert & Don Millard Dudley Dudley, Steppingstone Street Gipsies Tent (former) The former 'tap' to Bert and Don Millard's Little Model Brewery, which stood behind, and which was demolished in 2004. The former pub retained its old fascia for many years: 'Established 1867 ... Gipsies Tent Inn ... Millard's Free House'. Refurbishment for another use in 2018 resulting in the removal of the fascia lettering. BHS 1983; SP photo 2006 and 2018 Picture
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West Midlands: Dudley

Holt Plant & Deakin (Allied subsidiary) Wolverhampton and Langley Halesowen - Hasbury, Hagley Road Rose & Crown Three Holt's lanterns - two on the front and one on the side; also a Holt roundel above the hanging sign. All featured the brewery's 'key' logo. Holt's livery removed by 2018, when the pub sported Greene King livery. SP 2013; Google 2018 .
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West Midlands: Dudley

Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick Halesowen, 21 Stourbridge Road Waggon & Horses The bar entrance door has decorative etched glass with 'M&B LD'. Rear-right of the bar (probably repositioned) was a leaded window with 'M&B LD' in a shield - but this window appears to have disappeared following refurbishment of the pub by new owners. The pub used to have M&B etched windows on the exterior, but all these had been replaced by 2006 following breakage. SP photo 2006; SP 2017 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham Kingswinford, 182 Cot Lane Park Tavern Metal car park 'no liability' sign: 'ANSELLS BREWERY CO LTD'. SP 2007 .

West Midlands: Dudley

Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick Oldswinford, 22 Brook Road Seven Stars Built in 1907 for M&B. Numerous fine windows: (1) At least 12 etched ones - in most front bay windows, most internal doors, and rear room; these have a central roundel with a crown in the middle and 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS LIMITED' around; some have 'ESTd 1781' and 'TRADE MARK'; variously have a scroll each side with 'ALES & STOUT', 'SMOKING ROOM', 'OUTDOOR DEPARTMENT'; on the toilet door 'WINES & SPIRITS' and 'LAVATORY'; the smoke room ones face inwards. (2) At least 18 stained and leaded panels in vibrant colours, a roundel of similar design to the etched ones with the brewery name, central part in red and blue, surrounded by leaves and flowers in green and yellow; these occur on the top level of the outer windows, at the top of the bar-back, and in the upper panels of internal doors. PLo photo 2016; SP photo 2021 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley Pensnett, 240 High Street Poets Corner (formerly the Lion) (demolished) Car park sign includes 'JULIA HANSON AND SONS LIMITED'. The pub was demolished and redeveloped as a convenience store by 2013. SP 2005; Google 2016 .
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West Midlands: Dudley

Holt Plant & Deakin (Allied subsidiary) Wolverhampton and Langley Stourbridge, 107 Worcester Street Plough & Harrow Above the hanging sign, a roundel with the brewery's logo of a key with 'HOLTS' in a scroll. The interior features several surviving examples of the HPD logo in glasswork and mirrors. SP photo 2022 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Homebrew Stourbridge, 107 Worcester Street Plough & Harrow A former home-brew house (from about 1845; then Henrietta Moorcroft 1902-1940). In the glass over the door, painted lettering: 'LICENSED BREWER & Retailer of Ales Wines SPIRITS & TOBACCO To be consumed on the PREMISES'. MBr photo 2021; SP photo 2022 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

William Butler & Co Ltd Wolverhampton Stourbridge, 2 Lion Street Red Lion (former) Right of way sign with 'W BUTLER & CO LIMITED' and 'SPRINGFIELD BREWERY WOLVERHAMPTON'. The pub was converted to a private house in about 2014, but the plaque survives next to the front door, albeit painted white. SP photo 2006; SP 2017 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

John & Horace G Pearson Wollaston Wollaston, 154 Bridgnorth Road Plough In a semi-circular window over a door: 'PEARSONS ENTIRE' and a 'plough' illustration. In the two bay windows at the side: 'PEARSONS' in one window and 'ENTIRE' in the second. In the front door within the porch, an etched window with 'WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT'. AH 2005; SP photo 2006; MBr photo 2021 Picture

West Midlands: Dudley

Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley Wordsley, 32 Dock Road Dock Off Licence and General Store Adjacent to Lock no.10 on the Stourbridge Canal. Two painted board signs: 'HANSON'S ... DOCK OFF LICENCE ... GENERAL STORES'. SP 2012 .

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