Brickwood & Co. Ltd Round Alloy

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Brickwood & Co Ltd alloy tray dating from the 1950s. The Portsmouth Brewery was based in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Brickwood & Co. Ltd alloy tray dating from the 1950s. The origins of the business date back to 1851 when Fanny Brickwood purchased the Cobden Arms Brewery in Landport starting the Brickwoods family involvement with the brewing industry for the next 120 years. In 1887 they purchased the Portsmouth Brewery of Tessier & Co. and the business was registered as Brickwood & Co. Ltd in 1891. The Company purchased Dormer Jewell & Son's Catherine Brewery, Portsea, in 1899 which was rebuilt as the Portsmouth Brewery, transferring all brewing from Tessier's old brewery in 1902. Between 1899 and 1952 Brickwood & Co. Ltd purchased twelve breweries and local dominance was achieved in 1953 when the Company acquired Portsmouth & Brighton United Breweries Ltd and its public houses. The name of the brewery was changed from Brickwood & Co. Ltd to Brickwoods Ltd in 1953. The Elm Brewery of Portsmouth & United Breweries Ltd continued brewing in Southsea until 1962 when it was converted into a mineral water factory and operated as part of Brickwoods. The Company entered into a significant agreement with Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1951 to sell a selection of each other's beers, later proving to be the first stages of an eventual acquisition. By 1960 two Whitbread directors were also part of Brickwood's board of directors and by 1966 Whitbread Tankard was being brewed at the Portsmouth Brewery. The Company was eventually acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1971 and Brickwoods became part of Whitbread Wessex Ltd. Brewing ceased at the Portsmouth Brewery in 1983 and the site was demolished in 1990. The brand names of Brickwoods beers were changed to Whitbread Trophy and Pompey Royal. The tray pictured was probably produced just before their name change in 1953.
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Brewery Origin England
County Hampshire
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Unknown
Tray Material Alloy
Year Of Manufacture 1953
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