Cornbrook Brewery Co. Ltd Small Round Tin

Cornbrook Brewery Co. Ltd hammered gold tin tray dating from the 1950s.

The Early Trading Years

Evidence suggests that the Cornbrook Brewery existed as early as 1797 when it was operated by Edensor & Co.
It was subsequently run by Giles & Roose in 1808.
By 1868 brewer Samuel Renshaw owned the Cornbrook Brewery and he sold it on to
Lawrence O'Neill in 1870.
The firm traded as Lawrence O'Neill & Sons, then John & William O'Neill, then L & J O'Neill & Co. by 1881.
In 1882 the Weld-Blundell family purchased the business and traded as H.Weld-Blundell & Co.
In 1885 the Company was registered as the Cornbrook Brewery Co. Ltd to acquire H.Weld, Blundell & Co.
The Company owned 150 public houses, employed 70 men, used 10 horses, and bottled beer for Bass and Guinness, as well as its own beers.

Post-Registration History

Compared to many other companies of it size at that time, it was not aggressive in the acquisitions market.
It did however acquire the St. Stephen Street Brewery and tied estate of Mottram's Brewery Ltd of Salford, in 1897. This was followed by the purchase of the Lancashire properties of Boardman's United Breweries Ltd in 1899.
In 1920 and 1938, Cornbrook's Barley Stout was awarded First Prize for its quality.
The firm's most significant acquisition, was that of the Phoenix Brewery Co. Ltd of Heywood, with 127 public houses, in 1937.
In 1950 another beer, Cornbrook Pale Ale, was recognised when the Company was awarded another First Prize at The Brewers' Exhibition held in Edinburgh.
By the late 1950s, the Company owned 265 tied houses.

United Breweries Ltd Acquisition

The Cornbrook Brewery Co. Ltd, with 270 public houses, was acquired by United Breweries Ltd, formely named Northern Breweries Ltd, in 1961.
United Breweries Ltd combined the Cornbrook Brewery Co. Ltd with R.F.Case & Co. Ltd of Barrow-in-Furness, and Catterall & Swarbrick's Ltd of Blackpool, and renamed the business the United Lancastrian Breweries Ltd.
United Breweries Ltd merged with Charrington & Co. Ltd in 1962 to form Charrington United Breweries Ltd.
Under the ownership of Charrington United Breweries Ltd, the business was renamed Charrington Lancashire Breweries Ltd.
In 1967 Charrington United Breweries Ltd merged with Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd becoming Bass Charrington Ltd. Bass Charrington Ltd continued operating at Cornbrook's Old Trafford site as part of its Northern Division, eventually closing the brewery in 1973.
Only part of the old office blocks remain.

The manufacturer's mark simply states - Made in England.