T.& R.Theakston Ltd Square Tin

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BT1297
T.& R.Theakston Ltd tin tray dating from the 1970s. The brewery was based in Masham, North Yorkshire.
T.& R.Theakston Ltd tin tray dating from the 1970s. The firm was founded in 1827 by Robert Theakston and John Wood at the Black Bull pub and brewhouse in Masham, North Yorkshire. By 1832, Theakston was the sole owner of the business and in 1875 he passed control to his sons, Thomas and Robert. They expanded the range of buildings and constructed the present brewery on land named the Paradise Fields. The Company was registered as T. & R.Theakston Ltd in 1905. In 1919 Theakston's acquired the Wellgarth Brewery of T.Lightfoot, with 10 public houses. The Wellgarth Brewery was closed but Theakston's used the premises as an adjunct to its brewery and also maltings. Theakston's expanded into Cumbria in 1974 buying the Carlisle State Management Brewery which had been operated by the government since 1916. The site was a financial drain and led to the Company being taken over by Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd of Blackburn in 1984. Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd was taken over by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd in 1987 which closed the Carlisle brewery, transferring all brewing activities to Newcastle-on-Tyne. Some Theakston beers were brewed on Tyneside for a number of years. Paul Theakston, who was Managing Director from 1968, left Theakston's after a family feud in 1988, and four years later he established the Black Sheep Brewery in the old Lightfoot premises. The brewery was sold back to the Theakston family in 2003 who purchased a majority shareholding from S&N. Major development works at the Masham Brewery enabled the Company to restart the brewing of Theakston Best Bitter in 2009. The business is controlled by the fifth generation of the Theakston family. The manufacturer's mark states - Salesprint Temple Group, Birmingham
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Brewery Origin England
County North Yorkshire
Reverse Finish Standard
Tray Manufacturer Salesprint & Display Ltd
Tray Material Tin
Year Of Manufacture 1975
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