Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd
Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd, Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
Founded at the Horninglow Brewery by John Marston in 1834.
The Albion Brewery, Burton was built in 1875 by Mile End brewers Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd and used by them until 1896. Marstons moved to the Albion Brewery in 1898.
Registered in 1890 as John Marston & Son Ltd. and was re-registered June 1896.
Merged with John Thompson & Son Ltd in 1898 and the name was changed to J.Marston, Thompson & Son Ltd; and then to Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd in 1905 when Sydney Evershed Ltd was acquired.
- In 1922, they acquired Zachary Smith & Coof Shardlow with over 80 houses, and closed the brewery.
- In 1984, they acquired Border Brewery Ltd of Wrexham with 170 houses, and closed down that brewery in October 1984.
In 1999, Marstons were bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd, and the brewery group was later renamed Marstons PLC.
Still brewing at Burton-upon-Trent.
The Burton brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published in 1890:
Posters:
Various images of the brewery:
Marston's Unions:
A tour of the brewery in May 1990:
The Brewery in 1992:
The Brewery in 2002:
The Brewery in 2003:
Marston warehouse 2014 (courtesy Keith Busby):
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