Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd Round Tin

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Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd tin tray dating from the 1960s. The Bridge Street brewery was based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd tin tray dating from the 1960s. The business was founded by Thomas Hunt in 1807 when he purchased the Unicorn pub and its brewhouse in Market Place, Banbury. Thomas bequeathed the business to his son, John Hunt, who was succeeded at the Unicorn in turn, by his son John Hunt. John held three roles in Banbury, as owner of the Unicorn and its brewhouse, from 1832 to 1841, as a maltster in Market Place from 1835 to 1839, and as a maltster and brewer on Bridge Street. John and his brother Thomas traded as T. & J.Hunt both at the Unicorn and at Bridge Street from 1842 to 1847. Thomas Hunt purchased the Unicorn from John Hunt in 1848 and the partnership was dissolved. In 1850 Thomas Hunt went into partnership with William Edmunds. Edmund's son, Charles Fletcher Edmunds became a partner in 1886 when the Company owned two breweries and 64 tied houses. Charles succeeded his father in 1896 and in that year the Company was registered as Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd. By the turn of the century the Bridge Street Brewery had become the Company's main site. In 1918 the Company acquired Dunnell & Sons Old Brewery and its 35 tied houses. In 1924, the Borough Brewery of Hitchman & Co. Ltd and its 36 public houses, based in Chipping Norton, were taken over by Hunt Edmunds and both companies continued to operate independently through a holding company, Hunt Edmunds Hitchman Co. Ltd. Hunt Edmunds indirectly acquired Harper's Hitchman's Ltd Loweswater Brewery of Worcester which was owned by Hitchman & Co. Ltd. Brewing ceased at the Loweswater Brewery in 1929 and at Chipping Norton in 1933. The Borough Brewery site was used as a mineral water factory until 1968 and it was demolished in 1970. By 1951, Hunt Edmunds & Co. Ltd supplied its beers to seven different counties. Folllowing almost three decades of steady trading and sound finances, the business became a target for a takeover. The Company, and its 187 public houses, was acquired by Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd in 1965 and brewing ceased in 1967. The Bridge Street Brewery and its landmark chimney were demolished in 1974. The manufacturer's mark states - The Metal Box Co. Ltd.(Liverpool Branch)

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Brewery Origin England
County Oxfordshire
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Metal Box Co Ltd
Tray Material Tin
Year Of Manufacture 1965
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