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Founded September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920. | Founded September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920. | ||
* [[Sydney Pearson]]'s Stockport brewery was acquired in September 1905 with four tied houses. | |||
* In February 1925, they acquired [[Schofield's Portland Brewery (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd]] with 42 public houses. | |||
* They acquired [[Kay's Atlas Brewery Ltd]] of Ardwick in 1929 with c.150 houses and brewing ceased in 1936. | * They acquired [[Kay's Atlas Brewery Ltd]] of Ardwick in 1929 with c.150 houses and brewing ceased in 1936. |
Revision as of 12:04, 25 April 2019
Frederic Robinson Ltd, Unicorn Brewery, Lower Hillgate, Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Founded September 1838 when William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn from Samuel Hole. Registered 7th October 1920.
- Sydney Pearson's Stockport brewery was acquired in September 1905 with four tied houses.
- In February 1925, they acquired Schofield's Portland Brewery (Ashton-under-Lyne) Ltd with 42 public houses.
- They acquired Kay's Atlas Brewery Ltd of Ardwick in 1929 with c.150 houses and brewing ceased in 1936.
- Bell & Co. Ltd of Stockport were acquired in April 1949 with 160 houses. Brewing continued until 1968 and bottling until 1975.
- Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd were acquired in 1982 with 54 tied houses. The final brew there was on 8 November 1991.
Still independent.
List of Frederic Robinson Ltd pubs
List of Frederic Robinson Ltd North Wales pubs
An assortment of images of the brewery
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