| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Aynho, Croughton Road | Cartwright Arms Hotel | On the frontage, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. Also a Whitbread plaque. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate | Aynho, Croughton Road | Cartwright Arms Hotel | A metal Whitbread "Welcome" plaque with 'WHITBREAD SINCE 1742' surrounding the brewery's 'deer' trade mark. Also a Hunt Edmunds plaque. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Boughton, Church Street | Whyte Melville | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Halls Oxford & West Brewery Co Ltd Oxford | Brackley, 52 Manor Road | Plumbers Arms - later the Manor | Square ceramic plaque made up of four tiles - illustration of a hare and 'HALLS ... OXFORD AND WEST ... BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED'. | SP photo 2006 | Picture. |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Brackley, 65 Banbury Road | Fox | The pub sign has fading paintwork with 'MANNS' lettering. Reported replaced by a modern sign in 2014. | BHK 2011; MFu 2014 | . GONE |
Northamptonshire |
Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent and Star Brewery, Romford | Braunston, 82 High Street | Old Plough | An Ind Coope hanging sign with the Ind Coope 'Hand' trademark and '1856' - painted black. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Burton Latimer, 123 High Street | Dukes Arms | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | SP 2022 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Charwelton, Banbury Road | Fox & Hounds | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - blue on white. | BHK photo 2012 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Ansells Brewery Ltd Birmingham | Daventry, 23 Warwick Street | Coach & Horses | The hanging sign bracket has an Ansell's squirrel and '1857' painted on. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Flore, 28 High Street | Royal Oak | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Great Billing, 37 High Street | Elwes Arms | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Great Doddington, 1 High Street | Stags Head | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the pole sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Great Houghton, 39 High Street | White Hart | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Campbell Praed & Co Ltd Wellingborough | Grendon, 34 Manor Road | Crown (former) | Converted to residential use. The stone fascia has incised lettering: 'PRAED'S NOTED ... CROWN INN ... ALE AND STOUT' and has been well restored and repainted. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture. |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Higham Ferrers, 7a High Street | Griffin | A 'George and Dragon' - painted black - mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Kettering, 18 Newland Street | Shire Horse | The hanging sign bracket survives, with a 'George and Dragon' mounted above. | SP photo 2019 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Hipwell & Co - Olney, Bucks and Kettering, Northants | Kettering, 1a Horse Market | Hipwell Brewery - former stores | Large stone tablet on apex of side wall - 'HIPWELL & Cos ALE & STOUT STORES'. | TN 2004; WRB 2006; BHS photo | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Kettering, 4 Horse Market | Woolpack (former) | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. Pub renamed 'Pop Central'. | SP photo 2019 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Kettering, 46 Hallwood Road, corner of Britannia Road | Good Companions (demolished) | A postwar pub with a 'George and Dragon' mounted above the pole sign. Pub demolished and replaced by a supermarket. | BHK photo 2011; Google 2019 | Picture GONE |
Northamptonshire |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Kettering, Sheep Street | George Hotel | The hotel is closed in 2019. On the stone fascia facing Sheep Street, remains of lettering 'BASS IN BOTTLE'. | SP photo 2019 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Kilsby, 26 Main Road | Red Lion | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Kings Cliffe, 2 West Street | Cross Keys | An attractive Bass lantern featuring the red triangle logo. | BHK photo 2009 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Kings Sutton, 2 The Square | White Horse | On the frontage, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. This pub is now owned by the pubco Brakspears. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Kings Sutton, 21 Whittal Street | Three Tuns (former) | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. The pub has been converted to offices, but the plaque survives. | BHK photo 2007; Google 2017 | Picture. |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Kislingbury, 15 High Street | Old Red Lion | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Middleton, 7 The Hill | Red Lion | A gold-painted 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2012 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Naseby, Church Street | Fitzgerald Arms | A Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Hunt Edmunds & Co Ltd Banbury | Newnham, The Green | Romer Arms | On the front elevation, a Hunt Edmunds plaque - silver on black. | BHK photo 2012 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Northampton - Kingsthorpe, 101 Harborough Road | Prince of Wales (closed) | A gold cockerel mounted above the hanging sign. The premises were no longer in pub use by 2015, and the sign has been removed. | BHK photo 2011; Google 2015 | Picture GONE |
Northamptonshire |
Northampton Brewery Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton - Kingsthorpe, 186 Harborough Road | Fox & Hounds | On the north gable end, a large stone sign with incised lettering: 'FOX & HOUNDS.' ... 'NORTHAMPTON BREWERY Cos' ... 'FINE ALES & STOUT.'. The lettering surrounds an incised red Phipps Star, within which is a roundel with 'NBC'. On the south gable end, installed in about 2017 to replace a modern sign, is a board sign of similar layout and content to the other sign. | GB 2002; Google 2017; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton - Kingsthorpe, 84a Harborough Road | Old Five Bells | Near the entrance facing Harborough Road, a metal 'No public right of way' sign with 'P. PHIPPS & CO., LTD.'. During its period as the 'Frog & Fiddler', it had modern Mansfield Brewery signs, but these had been removed by 2016. | BHK photo 2011; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Northampton Brewery Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 121 Bridge Street | Malt Shovel Tavern | Front facade restored to how it looked in the 1940s with two painted signs advertising - NBC Pale Ale at 5d per pint bottle. A fully restored NBC Star projecting sign is also part of the restoration along with some genuine metal signs advertising NBC bottled beer and stout. The etched windows have 'NBC' in a star motif; and the upper leaded panes have a similar design in colour, plus panels 'ALES & STOUT'. Interior crammed with brewerania. | TN 2004; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Abington Brewery Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 16 Bridge Street | Retro Bar | Has been named 'Retro Bar' since about 2014. The mosaic floor to the lobby features lettering: 'ABINGTON BREWERY Co.'. | BHK photo 2008; AH 2014; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Northampton, 16 Cotton End | Railway Tavern (former) | A gold cockerel mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Northampton, 2 Louise Road | Bat & Wickets | Above the hanging sign, a gold cockerel mounted at the end of the ironwork and a metal plate with 'COURAGE' lettering. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 2 Poole Street | Victoria Inn (former) | This corner local has been converted to a house. As part of the change, modern pub signs were removed and facing Military Road, a lovely stone fascia was revealed with incised lettering: 'THE VICTORIA INN. PHIPPS' ALES & STOUT.' | SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Northampton Brewery Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 24 College Street | Boston | At high level in relief on the north elevation is a six-pointed star (two triangles intertwined), in the centre of which is the monogram: 'N B Co Ltd.'. | BHK photo 2008; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 24 Overstone Road | Former off-licence | Premises converted to residential, but to the left of the door on the front wall, an old painted sign survives: 'PHIPPS ALES ... RATLIFFES STOUT'. | BHK photo 2011; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 26 Overstone Road | Former off-licence | Premises converted to residential, and the walls have been rendered, but an old painted sign has been retained on the frontage: 'PHIPPS BOTTLED STOUT'. | BHK photo 2011; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 34 Derby Road | Former off-licence | A former Phipps off-licence which became the Northampton Beer Agency in 1980. No longer in retail use. Facing Magee Street, a large very faded painted sign with 'PHIPPS' ... ALES & STOUT'. The sign has been overpainted several times, and the lettering can barely be made out. | CAMRA; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Northampton Brewery Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, 51 Artizan Road | Artizan | Etched windows all round with 'NBC' in a roundel within the brewery's star trademark. Also a plaque on the end wall with similar features. Some or all of these items may be modern reproductions. | BHK photo 2011; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Northampton, 59 Southampton Road | Golden Horse | A gold cockerel mounted above the hanging sign, and fading 'COURAGE' lettering on the sign. It also had a small square red projecting sign with a gold cockerel, but this became damaged by 2018 and has been removed. | BHK 2011; Google 2018 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Ratliffe & Jeffery Ltd Northampton | Northampton, Cotton End | Old White Hart Inn | Stunning fascia band in mosaic (light yellow background): 'P PHIPPS & Cos WINES SPIRITS & ALES ... THE OLD WHITE HART INN ... RATLIFFES STOUT'. Rainwater heads bear the the date 1901 - two years after the takeover of the Ratliffe brewery by Phipps. | GB 2002; JSe photo 2005 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Northampton, Cotton End | Old White Hart Inn | Stunning fascia band in mosaic (light yellow background): 'P PHIPPS & Cos WINES SPIRITS & ALES ... THE OLD WHITE HART INN ... RATLIFFES STOUT'. Rainwater heads bear the the date 1901 - two years after the takeover of the Ratliffe brewery by Phipps. | GB 2002; JSe photo 2005; SP photo 2023 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Raunds, 16 High Street | George & Dragon | A gold cockerel mounted above the pub's pole sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Rothwell, 9 New Street | Former off licence | Now in residential use. There are three fading painted signs which are difficult to make out. All three appear to include 'PHIPPS ALES'; and the two lower ones possibly read 'RATLIFFE'S STOUT'. | ADW photo 2007; NRy 2012 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Rushden, 127 High Street South | Compasses | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Rushden, 24 High Street South | Wagon & Horses (former) | Converted to a restaurant. A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Campbell Praed & Co Ltd Wellingborough | Rushden, 29 Grove Road | Unicorn (former) | This pub was built in 1907 and closed c2006. Now used as a private house. Incised fascia lettering: 'MINERAL WATERS ... GOLD MEDAL ... PRAED'S FINE ALES & STOUT ... 1907'. | WRB photo 2023 | Picture. |
Northamptonshire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill, Smethwick; and Springfield, Wolverhampton | Thrapston, 32 Huntingdon Road | Beehive Club | A modern projecting box sign with a 'deer leaping' above 'M&B'. Deteriorating condition. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Walgrave, Zion Hill | Royal Oak | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
T Hoskins Ltd Leicester | Weedon, 20 West Street | Maltsters Arms | Painted lettering on the fascia includes 'TOM HOSKINS EST 1877' dating from the brief period of ownership of that brewery. | SP 2014 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Weedon, 20 West Street | Maltsters Arms | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. Also painted 'TOM HOSKINS' lettering on the fascia. | BHK 2011; SP 2014 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Phipps & Co Ltd Northampton | Welford, 45 High Street | Off licence and village store (former) | Has two fading painted signs on the front elevation: 'PHIPPS' ALES & STOUT' and 'P PHIPPS & CO'. Also a very faint Ratliffe's sign - see separate entry. | SP 2003; BHK photo 2006 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Ratliffe & Jeffery Ltd Northampton | Welford, 45 High Street | Off licence and village store (former) | A very faded sign - hardly discernible, but a historical photograph reveals it read: 'RATLIFFE'S CELEBRATED STOUT'. Also fading painted Phipps' signs (see separate entry). | SP 2003 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill, Smethwick; and Springfield, Wolverhampton | Wellingborough, 15 Church Street | Fiddlers Elbow | A small round plaque on the side elevation with a 'deer leaping' above 'M&B'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Wellingborough, 2 Millers Lane | Merry Miller (renamed Miller) | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the wooden bracket to the pub sign. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, Cape Hill, Smethwick; and Springfield, Wolverhampton | Wellingborough, 69 Midland Road | Volunteer | Originally owned by Praeds. It had large M&B signs at one time, but the only survival in 2015 is the painted 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS' lettering on the hanging sign. | SP 2015; AH photo 2018 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Wilby, 117 Main Road | George | A 'George and Dragon' - painted red - mounted above the pole sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Woodford, 83 High Street | Dukes Arms | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Northamptonshire |
Mann's (Watney-Mann subsidiary based in Norwich) Norwich | Yelvertoft, 49 High Street | Knightley Arms | A 'George and Dragon' mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Northamptonshire |
Manning & Co Ltd Northampton | Yelvertoft, 52 High Street | Old Panniers (former) | The remains of a fading painted wall sign: 'MANNING'S NOTED STOUT'. | MBr photo 2019 | Picture |