Bentley & Shaw Ltd (Part of Hammond's United Breweries Ltd) Round Tin

Bentley & Shaw Ltd tin tray dating from the early 1950s. The Lockwood Brewery was founded by Timothy Bentley of Halifax in 1795 who made use of the Horse Bank Spring and its water supply. Timothy died in 1830 and control of the business passed immediately to his son in law William Shaw and he was later joined by Timothy's grandsons Robert John Bentley and Henry Bentley. By the 1840s the Company was known as Bentley & Shaw, renamed Bentley & Shaw Ltd when it was registered in 1891. The Lockwood Brewery was acquired by Hammond's Bradford Brewery Co. Ltd in 1944. After the acquisition of a number of other breweries in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Hammond's United Breweries Ltd was formed in 1946. For the next 17 years the Lockwood Brewery was a key brewer within Hammond's United Breweries Ltd. In 1960 Hammond's United Breweries Ltd merged with Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd and John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd to form Northern Breweries Ltd, later named Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd. After further brewery acquisitions, the Company became United Breweries Ltd and subsequently Charrington United Breweries Ltd after a final merger with Charrington & Co. Ltd in 1962. The Lockwood Brewery closed in 1963. The manufacturer's mark states - Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road, London. S.W.19.