| 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; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Worcestershire |
Usher's Brewery Ltd Trowbridge | Upton on Severn, 58 Old Street | Little Upton Muggery | Adjacent to the front door, a ceramic 'Ushers of Trowbridge' oval plaque. Originally a home-brew pub, the OLD CROWN, it became one of the pubs in O'Rourke's "Little Pub" chain. Most of these pubs were later sold to Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd, but later became independent. | SP photo 2023 | 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 |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Worcester, 23 Fish Street | Plough | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2007; 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 |
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 | . |