| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Alvechurch, Withybed Lane | Crown Inn | Applied modern gold letter signs to the walls: 'M&B' and 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS'. | SP photo 2010; BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Bewdley, 76 Welch Gate | Woodcolliers Arms (closed) | The door to the front bar has etched glass with 'SMOKE ROOM', 'REGD TRADE MARK' and "DEER'S LEAP" in a roundel with a 'deer leaping' trademark illustration in the middle. Inside, the door between the front and rear bars has etched glass with 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS LTD' with a crown in the centre. The pub closed in 2016 and was converted to residential. Over the side door facing Welch Gate, a small plate with: 'ROBERT ALLEN AND Co Ltd' - but this may be a later addition. | SP photo 2006; MBr photo 2020 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Bishampton, Main Street | Dolphin | On the front elevation, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. Formerly owned by the White Horse Brewery (Pershore), acquired by Hunt Edmunds in 1919. | Google 2021 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Bransford, Station Road | Bear & Ragged Staff | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Bredon, B4080 | Royal Oak | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005 | . |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Bretforton, The Cross | Fleece Inn | Metal sign on the end wall: 'FLEECE INN ... FREE HOUSE ... MITCHELLS AND BUTLERS ALES'. Home-brew until the 1930s. | RB 2003; BHK photo 2006 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Flower & Sons Ltd Stratford-upon-Avon | Broadway, 54 High Street | Horse & Hound | An elaborate iron sign bracket incorporating a curved panel with painted lettering: 'FLOWERS'. Also a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK photo 2007; PLo 2015; SP photo 2022 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill, Smethwick; and Springfield, Wolverhampton | Caunsall, Caunsall Road | Anchor | A lantern above the front entrance, 'M & B' lettering to the panes with 'deers leap' logo. | TrC 2021 | . |
Worcestershire |
Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley | Cookley, 10 Bridge Road | Bulls Head | On the side wall is a car park 'No Liability' sign with 'JULIA HANSON & SONS LIMITED'. | SP 2016 | . |
Worcestershire |
Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley | Droitwich, 6 Bromsgrove Road | Freemasons Arms | At the side of the pub, two iron plates with 'JULIA HANSON AND SONS LIMITED' - (1) Car park no liability; (2) No right of way. | SP photo 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Droitwich, 7 The Holloway | Ring O Bells | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Eckington, Church Street | Crown (closed) | Next to the front door, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2007; Google 2018 | . |
Worcestershire |
Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Eckington, Cotheridge Lane | Anchor | 'Ansells Ales' in script on two hanging signs and on an attractive lantern. | AH photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Evesham, 11 Port Street | Angel Vaults | Two ceramic plaques set into walls at ground floor level: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | TN photo 2004 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Williams's Brewery Evesham | Evesham, Bewdley Street | Williams's Brewery (former) | Most of the brewery buildings have been redeveloped, but a building survives with a large stone panel on the front elevation: 'WILLIAMS'S BREWERY'. | BHK photo 2009 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Great Malvern, 52 Clarence Road | Morgan (formerly the Cavalry Arms) | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST' - set in to the wall next to the entrance. It became a Wye Valley tied house. | SP 2010 | . |
Worcestershire |
Radcliffe & Co Ltd Kidderminster | Hanbury Wharf, Hanbury Road B4090 | Eagle & Sun | The brewery's trade mark of a cross with four barrels in a stone panel on the front wall. | SP photo 2013; ACu 2014 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Atkinson's Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Hollywood, Alcester Road | Pack Horse | On the corner of the pub, an iron lamp bracket incorporates the brewery's motif of three 'A's in a circle. | BPu photo 2010 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Honeybourne, B4035 | Gate Inn | Set into a wall, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'CHELTENHAM & HEREFORD ALES ... 1760 ... BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Kempsey, 34 Main Road | Walter De Canteloupe Inn | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2007 | . |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Kempsey, 66 Main Road | Crown | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2007 | . |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Kidderminster, 88 Peel Street | Former off-licence | At first floor on the front elevation, an old painted sign: 'M&B ... ALES WINES SPIRITS' overpainted over an earlier sign which appears to read: 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ... ALES ... STOUTS'. | MBr photo 2020 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Kidderminster, 92 Blackwell Street | Red Man | A 'No Liability' sign on the wall of the car park with 'ANSELLS BREWERY CO. LTD.'. It also had modern Ansells lettering and the 'squirrel' trademark above the hanging sign - but this removed by 2014. | BHK photo 2011; Google 2014 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Lickey End, 290 Birmingham Road | Forest Hotel (renamed) | An attractive leaded window with a pattern of leaves; in the centre, a roundel featuring a crown with 'ESTd 1781 ... TRADE MARK', and around this, lettering: 'BUTLERS CROWN BREWERY LIMITED'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Longley Green | Nelson | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
Lewis Clarke Ltd Worcester | Malvern Link, 126 Worcester Road | Bakery Inn | Three panes with etched glass in bay window: 'LEWIS ... CLARKE ALES ... & Cos'. By 2021, the central 'CLARKE ALES' pane appears to have been replaced. | RDe photo 1982; TN photo 2004; Google photo 2018; MBr photo 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Malvern Link, Worcester Road - after no. 353 | Royal Oak (former) | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. Set in to the front wall. The pub has been converted to a house, and the site developed for new housing 'Royal Oak Gardens'. | GS 2005; SP photo 2010 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | North Malvern, 79 Belmont Road | Cross Keys | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | North Malvern, Belvoir Bank | North Malvern House (former) | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. The pub has been converted to flats. | GS 2005; SP photo 2010 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Oldfield, near Ombersley, A449, corner of Oldfield Lane | Oldfield Inn (converted to a Chinese Restaurant) | Facing the main road, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005; Google 2021 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Overbury, Crashmore Lane | Star Inn (former) | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Peopleton, Main Street | Crown | The pub pole sign has the brewery's 'castle' emblem incorporated into an eleborate iron bracket. Also set into the front wall, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK photo 2006; Google 2022 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Pershore, 52 Newlands | Talbot | To the left of the entrance, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Pershore, 8 Bridge Street | Millers Arms | Between the front windows, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | RB 2003; GS 2005; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Pershore, 9 High Street | Angel Inn & Posting House | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. At upper floor level, a projecting 'castle' feature. | GS 2005; BHK photo 2007; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Pershore, Church Row | White Horse Hotel | To the right of the front door, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. The hotel was the former home of the White Horse Brewery, acquired by Hunt Edmunds in 1919. | Google 2022 | . |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Pinvin, Main Street | Coach & Horses | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Redditch - Headless Cross, 98 Evesham Road | Gate Hangs Well | An Ansell lantern in green and gold with squirrels. The hanging sign features the modern Ansell lettering and a squirrel on the top, plus the old style 'Ansells' in script applied to the 'gate' on the sign. | TB photo 2007 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Redditch, 1 Evesham Road | Park Inn | Three etched windows on the frontage with monogram 'M&B Ld'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Redditch, Beoley Road West | Kings Arms | An attractive leaded window with a diamond motif in the centre, surrounded by lettering: 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ... ALES & STOUT'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Redditch, Headless Cross, Birchfield Road | Seven Stars | Above the pub sign, a Mann's 'George and Dragon'. | TB 2007; BPu 2010 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Rock | Rock Cross Inn | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd Dudley | Stoke Works, Shaw Lane | Boat & Railway | On the rear elevation facing the canal, mounted within a former window, a painted sign with 'HANSONS'. | SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Stourport on Severn, 61 Areley Common | Squirrel | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Stourport on Severn, Holly Road | Bird In Hand | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Worcestershire |
John Laughton Upton on Severn | Upton on Severn, 44 Old Street | Red Cow (former) | A brew-pub in the 19th century. The pub closed in 1927. Above the front door, painted on a timber panel: 'John Laughton Licensed Brewer and Retailer of Beer Cider Spirits & Trading in Tobacco'. Laughton was listed as a brewer here in 1862. | MBr photo 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Worcester, 13 Cornmarket | Royal Exchange | Corner pub with a superb early 20c tiled frontage in shades of gold, brown and green. Tiled fascia with lettering: 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ... WINES & SPIRITS .. ROYAL EXCHANGE ... MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ... GOLD MEDAL ALES & STOUTS'. It used to have M&B windows but these have been replaced by new modern ones. A listed building. | SP photo 2013 and 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Worcester, 2 Friar Street | Eagle Vaults | Corner pub with a magnificent frontage (ca 1890s) in brown, blue and green tiles. Gold lettering on the fascia: 'WINES ... MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ... SPIRITS ... GOLD MEDAL ALES & STOUTS ... EAGLE VAULTS ... SPIRITS'. A listed building. | TN 2004; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton Ltd Burton-upon-Trent | Worcester, 23 Fish Street | Plough | A Bass lantern. | BHK 2007; SP 2013 | . |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Worcester, 23 Fish Street | Plough | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2007; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Worcester, 250 Bath Road | Berwick | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005 | . |
Worcestershire |
Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Worcester, 26 Southfield Street | Southfield Stores (former) | Two old painted signs at first floor level on the corner of the building: the one on the front elevation reads 'ALES & ... STOUT' and a diagonal band across the middle with 'CHELTENHAM & HEREFORD', overwritten with 'WEST COUNTRY'. Also on a gate pillar adjacent to the shop, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005; AMR 2017 | . |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Worcester, 35 St Johns | Bell | To the right of the front door, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Worcester, 39 Newtown Road | Gun Tavern | On the front elevation, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. Damaged in 2013. | BHK photo 2008; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Worcester, 42 Washington Street | Washington Inn (former) | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK photo 2008 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Spreckley Brothers Ltd Worcester | Worcester, 6 Sansome Street | Golden Hart (former) | Converted to other uses. This pub was rebuilt by Spreckley Brothers in 1898. The stone fascia has the pub name, and underneath there is a monogram in stone 'SBs'. Adjacent is the former 'WORCESTER HOP MARKET WAREHOUSES' with a prominent terracotta sign. | RWo 2006; Google photo 2020; SP photo 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Robert Allen Mumford & Co Ltd Worcester | Worcester, 6 The Butts | Paul Pry | Two oriel windows at first floor level; in the stonework beneath, a date 1901 and insignia 'RAM & Co Ld'. A listed building. | SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd Smethwick | Worcester, 66 Bransford Road | Crown | Modern lettering 'Mitchells & Butlers' on the pole sign. Google indicates that the lettering had been replaced by 2017. | SP 2013; Google 2017 | . GONE |
Worcestershire |
Five Ways Brewery Worcester | Worcester, Angel Place | Five Ways Inn / Angel Hotel | There are three examples of an 'H' in relief on the fascia. Most likely to be Thomas Hopwood, although Arthur Speller Horton also brewed here. | SP photo 2021 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Worcester, Lowesmoor Terrace | Bridge | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK photo 2008; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Wribbenhall (Bewdley), Westbourne Street | Red Lion | Next to the front door, a ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | GS 2005; BI photo 2009; SP 2016 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
West Country Breweries Ltd Cheltenham | Wyre Piddle, Main Road | Anchor | A ceramic plaque featuring a castle and: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. | BHK 2011 | . |