Threlfall's Brewery Co. Ltd Ceramic Ashtray

Threlfall's Brewery Co. Ltd ashtray dating from the 1930s. For most of its history Threlfall's owned two breweries, one on Trueman Street in Liverpool, and the other on Cook Street in Salford. The Liverpool part of the business was established in 1818 on Crosbie Street. The Company traded as Thomas Threlfall & Co. In 1849 it purchased Lloyd & Garden's brewery on Trueman Street and operated its two Liverpool breweries until 1860 when the Crosbie Street brewery was demolished. In 1861 Liverpudlian, John Mayor Threlfall, acquired the brewery of Lupton and Adamthwaite in Salford. The Company and its Livepool and Salford breweries were registered in 1888 as Threlfall's Brewery Co. Ltd. In 1895 Threlfall's purchased the Blue Lion public house on Cook Street in Salford and built a new brewery on the site. The business traded successfully and in 1927 it acquired the West Cheshire Brewery Co. Ltd of Birkenhead with 67 public houses, and brewing ceased. Threlfall's Brewery Co. Ltd and Chesters Brewery Co. Ltd merged in 1961 to form Threlfall Chesters Ltd. The pretence was that the two businesses would operate independently, however full integration was completed in 1966 and the Ardwick Brewery was closed. The buildings were demolished in 1967. Threlfall Chesters Ltd merged with the Birkenhead Brewery Co. Ltd in 1961 which owned both the Argyle Brewery and the Anchor Brewery. The Argyle Brewery closed immediately whilst the Anchor Brewery continued to operate until 1968. Threlfall Chesters Ltd with 800 tied houses and three breweries based in Liverpool, Salford and Birkenhead, was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1967. Whitbread's closed the Company's head office, brewery, and bottling plant on Trueman Street in 1982. The main brewery buildings were partly demolished and replaced with flats and the head office was converted into offices. Brewing ceased at the Cook Street brewery in 1988 and it lay empty for over a decade. In 2000 work began to transform the brewery buildings into a modern business facility and it reopened as the Diva Centre in 2001. It is home to a diverse range of businesses. The manufacturer's mark states - Stonier & Co. Ltd Liverpool Made in England