Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery Co. Ltd Round Enamel

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Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery Co. Ltd enamel tray dating from the 1930s. The brewery was based in Wem, Shropshire.

Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery Co. Ltd enamel tray dating from the 1930s. The formation of the Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery Co. Ltd involved three breweries, two in Shrewsbury and one in Wem. The first, Richards Brothers, was founded in 1860. Its Circus Brewery was located on Bridge Street in Shrewsbury. The Company later changed its name to Richards & Hearn and it traded under that name until 1898. The second Company was William Hall & Co which owned the Talbot Brewery on High Street in Shrewsbury. When the two companies merged in 1898 the new Company initially continued to trade as William Hall & Co. and was then renamed the Shropshire Brewery Co. Later that year it purchased Charles Henry Kynaston's Noble Street Brewery in Wem and the new Company was registered as the Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery Co. Ltd. All brewing was concentrated at Wem resulting in the closure of the Talbot Brewery in 1900 and the Circus Brewery in 1912. The Wem brewer became well known for the quality of its products and its Wem Ales won the Brewers Journal Challenge Cup and numerous Gold & Silver Medals in London in 1927. The Company continued to trade successfully and it was the target for a take over by Greenall Whitley & Co. Ltd in 1951. At the time of the acquistion the business owned 94 public houses. Greenall's allowed the Company to operate relatively independently for many years winning the same Brewers Challenge Cup in 1985. By the time it closed in 1988 its tied estate had grown to about 225 pubs. One of the firm's brewers, Jack Hanby, stayed on at the brewery and continued to brew Hanby Ales until the business entered into receivership in 2008 and was taken over and renamed the Wem Brewery Co. Ltd.

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Brewery Origin England
County Shropshire
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Unknown
Tray Material Enamel
Year Of Manufacture 1930
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