Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd Round Black Backed Steel

Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd black backed steel tray dating from the late 1920s. The Lady's Bridge Brewery was founded in 1791 by Edward Nanson and traded as Nanson & Co. 'ale, porter, bitter beer brewers & maltsters'. The business was sold to W.H.Birks & Co. in 1858. Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd was registered in 1891 and did not actually produce alcoholic beers, rather it was a hop bitter brewer. Gilmour's purchased the Lady's Bridge Brewery from W.H.Birks & Co. in 1900. In 1906 Gilmour's took over the business and two breweries of Whitmarsh, Watson & Co. Ltd. Between 1900 and 1915 Gilmour's also had interests in the City of Liverpool, and its ownership of the Windsor Brewery led to the adoption of the brand name 'Gilmour's Windsor Ales' which it continued to use until the Company closed. The Company continued to expand and in 1920 it acquired the Norfolk Brewery and public houses of William Greaves & Co. Ltd. By the 1950s Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd had amassed over 300 public houses and the Company was ripe for a takeover. This duly happened in 1954 when Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd, based in Leeds, purchased Gilmour's brewery and pub estate. Brewing ceased at the Lady's Bridge Brewery in 1959, however the business was not wound up until 1964. The brewery was replaced by the Sheffield Magistrate's Court. The manufacturer's mark states - Causton, London.C.93