Stroud Brewery Co. Ltd Round Brass

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Stroud Brewery Co. Ltd brass tray dating from the 1920s. The brewery was based in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Stroud Brewery Co. Ltd brass tray dating from the 1920s. The Stroud Brewery was established by Peter Leversage at Middle Lypiatt in 1760. Leversage was joined by Mr Grazebrook and Mr Burgh and the firm traded as Leversage, Glazebrook & Burgh until Grazebrook and Burgh retired. Joseph Watts joined the business and following the death of Peter Leversage he became sole owner in 1819. Under Watt's leadership the brewery became a prosperous concern. When Joseph Watts died in 1855 the brewery was bequeathed to Joseph Watts-Hallewell, one of his grandsons. The brewery business was carried on through the partnership of Watts-Hallewell, Biddell and Stanton and later traded as Watts & Co. In 1888 the Company was registered as the Stroud Brewery Co. Ltd. The brewery was re-modelled and modernised in 1895 and in 1897 the Company began its acquisition journey. Purchases included Playne & Sons of Minchinhampton, with 30 tied houses, in 1897, Carpenter & Co. of Gloucester in 1909, Charles Richard Luce of Malmesbury in 1912, Warn & Sons Ltd of Tetbury in 1913, and N. & W.Cook of Tetbury, with 33 public houses, in 1913. Many small Gloucestershire breweries closed due the challenges of trading during WWI but the Stroud Brewery Co. Ltd survived and moved forward continuing acquire other businesses. It purchased Smith & Sons Ltd of Thrupp in 1919, Duck & Co. of Malmesbury, with 22 public houses in 1920, and William Stephen Butler of Avebury, with 11 public houses, in 1920. The most significant acquisition was that of established local rival, Stroud brewer Godsell & Sons Ltd in 1928. By 1929 the Company had amassed a tied estate of over 400 houses. This number increased further when it purchased the Alton Court Brewery Co. Ltd of Ross-on-Wye in 1956, and a significant number of public houses from Frome & Lamb Ltd in 1957. The Stroud Brewery Co Ltd merged with Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd to form West Country Breweries Ltd in 1958. The Company was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1963 and brewing ceased in Stroud in 1967. The site was used as a Whitbread depot until 1969. The Stroud Brewery buildings were demolished in 1973.

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Brewery Origin England
County Gloucestershire
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Unknown
Tray Material Brass
Year Of Manufacture 1928
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