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Wales: Defunct Brewery Livery

31 July 2008

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors Photo?
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Wales: Anglesey

Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd - Wrexham Brynteg California Car park sign 'No liability' etc - 'WREXHAM LAGER BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED'. The pub is now owned by Robinsons of Stockport. SP 2005; WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Anglesey

Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd - Wrexham Llangefni, Bulkeley Square Bull Hotel Car park sign 'No liability' etc - 'WREXHAM LAGER B--- COMPANY LIMITED'. SP 2005; WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Bridgend

Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd - Bridge Street, Banbury Bridgend, Wyndham Street Dunraven Arms Hotel Two Hunt Edmunds plaques - silver on black - one each side of the main door. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Bridgend

Usher's Brewery Ltd - Back Street, Trowbridge Bridgend, Adare Street Victoria Hanging sign with 'USHERS'. Also Usher's plaques. WRB 2006 .

Wales: Cardiff

William Hancock & Co Ltd - Crawshay Street, Cardiff Cardiff (Llandaff), High Street Butchers Arms Raised lettering on the frontage: 'HANCOCK'S'. Also an etched front window with the brewery's monogram: 'W H & Co LIMITED'. SP photo 2008 Picture

Wales: Cardiff

Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent & Star Brewery, Romford Cardiff, Queen Street Queens Vaults Beautiful glazed tiled corner frontage. A tiled fascia with gold lettering on dark blue: 'QUEENS VAULTS ... WINES ... IND COOPE & Co Ltd ENTIRE'. PE 2004; SP 2006; WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Cardiff

William Hancock & Co Ltd - Crawshay Street, Cardiff Cardiff (Canton), Severn Grove Robin Hood Tiled panels below the front windows: 'HANCOCKS ... ALES & STOUT'. Former tiled lettering on the fascia has been chipped off. SP photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Cardiff

Ansells Brewery Ltd - Aston Brewery, Birmingham Cardiff, David Street Traders Tavern Two Ansell lanterns featuring the squirrel trademark built into the front wall. Plus a large modern Ansell's hanging sign. SP photo 2008 Picture

Wales: Carmarthen

Buckley's Brewery Ltd - Gilbert Road, Llanelli Llanelli, Station Road Llanesco Social Club Projecting box sign, quite modern. 'THE OLDEST BREWERY IN WALES ... BUCKLEY ... ESTABLISHED 1769'. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Carmarthen

Crown Buckley plc - Llanelli and Pontyclun Llanelli, Station Road Melbourne Sports & Social Club Square projecting box sign, modern. 'CROWN BUCKLEY ... CENTURIES OF BREWING TRADITION'. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Carmarthen

William Hancock & Co Ltd - Crawshay Street, Cardiff Ram, Nr Lampeter Lock & Key Inn sign bearing the name of pub at the head with the remainder filled with the brewery trade mark and 'HANCOCKS the sign of HOSPITALITY'. BL 2001 .

Wales: Conwy

Ansells Brewery Ltd - Aston Brewery, Birmingham Conwy, Uppergate Street Albion A set of relatively modern Ansell signs: letter sign with squirrel; lanterns; projecting sign; board signs. The pub is on CAMRA's National Inventory. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Conwy

Ansells Brewery Ltd - Aston Brewery, Birmingham Conwy, Church Street Royal British Legion Club An oval Ansell's projecting sign of the "old" style. The top half has 'Ansells' in orange script with the squirrel trademark above. WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Conwy

Threlfall's Brewery Co Ltd - Liverpool & Salford Llandudno, 4 Church Walks Queen Victoria A "Threlfall's Ales" etched window on the front. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Flint

Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc Holywell, Whitford Street Feathers Stone sign above ground floor window - 'BASS'. TN 2005 .

Wales: Gwynedd

Ind Coope & Allsopp Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent Caernarfon, Northgate Street Black Boy A very old cast iron plaque on the frontage: 'IND COOPE & ALLSOPP' with the 'red hand' trademark. Also a more modern glass-fronted plaque: 'BASS IN BOTTLE'. SP 2004 .

Wales: Gwynedd

Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent Caernarfon, Bridge Street Harp Two etched windows on the side elevation: 'ALLSOPP BURTON ALES'. SP 2004 .

Wales: Merthyr Tydfil

William W Nell Ltd - Eagle Brewery, Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil, Glebeland Street Belle Vue This pub has a fairly recently repainted plaster 'WWN' monogram at first floor level. Confirmation of brewery required please. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Monmouth

QUERY Abergavenny, Cross Street Kings Head Hotel Etched windows at ground floor level - 'ECLIPSE ALES & STOUT'. More information needed please - no 'Eclipse Brewery' in the vicinity of Abergavenny listed in 'Century'. The pub later sold Bass. TN 2005 .

Wales: Monmouth

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Monmouth, Monmow Street Robin Hood Ceramic plaque set into wall at ground floor level: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. GS 2005; TN 2005 .

Wales: Monmouth

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Pandy, Hereford Road Old Pandy WEST COUNTRY ALES trademark ceramic plaque set into wall at ground floor level. TN 2005 .

Wales: Neath

Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate Bryn Royal Oak Plastic applied letters in an old painted panel at high level: 'WHITBREAD'. WRB photo 2007 Picture

Wales: Neath

Welsh Brewers - Cardiff (Bass Charrington subsidiary) Neath, The Parade Market Tavern A Welsh Brewers "W" hanging sign bracket. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Newport

Welsh Brewers - Cardiff (Bass Charrington subsidiary) Newport, Upper Dock Street Windsor Castle Welsh Brewers name, and "W" on hanging sign bracket. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Pembroke

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Lower Fishguard Ship Two TRUMAN'S plaques on the frontage: 'BEERS IN BOTTLE' and 'ALES ON DRAUGHT'. SP 2004; WRB photo 2006 Picture

Wales: Powys

Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent & Star Brewery, Romford Coedway, B4393 Old Hand & Diamond The iron hanging sign features a diamond with an Ind Coope 'hand' in the centre. There is also a Bass lantern. BHK photo 2007 Picture

Wales: Powys

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Knighton, Broad Street George & Dragon Ceramic plaque: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. GS 2005 .

Wales: Powys

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Knighton, West Street Red Lion Hotel Ceramic plaque: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. GS 2005 .

Wales: Powys

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Presteigne, Hereford Street Farmers Inn Ceramic plaque: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. SP 2004; GS 2005 .

Wales: Powys

West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham Walton Crown Ceramic plaque: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. GS 2005 .

Wales: Rhondda

Usher's Brewery Ltd - Back Street, Trowbridge Aberdare, Monk Street Boot Hotel Usher's plaque & hanging sign. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Rhondda

Usher's Brewery Ltd - Back Street, Trowbridge Aberdare, High Street Bute Arms Usher's plaque & hanging sign. RWo 2006 .

Wales: Wrexham

Island Green Brewery Co Ltd - Wrexham Cefn-mawr, Well Street Old Vaults Has an 'Island Green Ales' etched window. RWo 2007 .

Wales: Wrexham

Island Green Brewery Co Ltd - Wrexham Ruabon, Bridge Street Round House Has an 'Island Green Ales' etched window. RWo 2007 .

Wales: Wrexham

Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd - Wrexham Wrexham, Regent Street Horse & Jockey A square metal plaque: 'WREXHAM LAGER ... BREWED IN WALES SINCE 1882'. WRB photo 2008 Picture

Wales: Wrexham

Bents Brewery Co Ltd - Liverpool & Stone Wrexham, Mount Street Union Tavern (former) 'BENTS BREWERY CO LTD - UNION TAVERN - LIVERPOOL AND STONE'. Now a restaurant. Opposite is the Nags Head, at the rear of which is the last remaining chimney of Soames Brewery (built 1894). KB photo 1990; SW 2003 Picture

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