John Fowler & Co. Ltd Round Tin

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John Fowler & Co. Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. The brewery was based in Prestonpans, Lothian.

John Fowler & Co. Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. In 1745 Robert Fowler purchased a brewery in Prestonpans and passed it on to his son, John, at the turn of the 19th century. John increased the reputation of its ales and soon required extra capacity, and in 1820 he built a new brewhouse. The subsequent profits generated from the Old Brewery enabled John to build a new brewery on the North side of the High Street, close to the the Old Brewery, absorbing a site that was once a distillery. When John died in 1839, the business was inherited by his nephew, Robert Hislop, who had been the manager of the High Street brewery for a considerable time. Robert's son, John Fowler Hislop inherited responsibility for Fowler's brewery when his father retired. John was a staunch follower of the Temperance Movement and for this reason the brewery was sold and incorporated as a new business, John Fowler & Co. Ltd, in 1865. The White family acquired the majority shareholding. For the directors of the new Company there was a distinct emphasis on brewing high quality bottled beers. The Company traded steadily for the next 50 years. Between the wars, the Company's main strategy was to re-invest in the buildings and plant, a good platform on which to build after WWII. By the end of the 1950s John Fowler & Co. Ltd was in a strong position, making it a target for takeover. One of the directors, Captain James Patton Younger, was also a director of Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd, as well as holding four other brewery company directorships. The Company, along with 36 public houses and 2 hotels, was acquired by Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd in 1960. Fowlers was grouped with William Murray & Co. Ltd of Edinburgh, and George Younger & Son Ltd of Alloa, becoming Caledonian Breweries Ltd, the Scottish management arm of Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd. A month later the Company was renamed United Caledonian Breweries Ltd when John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd was acquired. Brewing ceased in Prestonpans in 1962, although the malthouse was used until 1964. All assets were transferred to United Caledonian Breweries Ltd on 1st January 1963. The brewery site was converted into residential and commercial property, while the maltings have become Prestonlinks Shopping Centre. The Fowler's name was resurrected in 2004 by Fowler's Ale (Prestoungrange) Ltd microbrewery located at the Gothenburg pub in Prestonpans. The manufacturer's mark states - Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road. London.S.W.19.

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Brewery Origin Scotland
County Lothian
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Reginald Corfield Ltd (Lombard Road)
Tray Material Tin
Year Of Manufacture 1957
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