Edwin Holden’s Hopden Brewery Round Alloy

Edwin Holden's Hopden Brewery alloy tray dating from the 1950s.

In 1875 William Davies was the landlord of the Park Inn, with a brewhouse, which was owned by Atkinsons Brewery Ltd.
The Holden's brewing business was founded in 1915 when Edwin and Lucy Holden purchased the Park Inn based in Woodsetton, from Atkinson's Brewery Ltd, which also had a malthouse at the rear of the premises.
Edwin moved to the Park Inn in 1920 but he died soon afterwards.
In 1939 the Holden family purchased Atkinson's malthouse and installed new brewing equipment.
Edwin Holden's Bottling Company was formed at the rear of the Park Inn in 1945, not only bottling Holden's range of beers but also national brewers for distribution to clubs, free houses and wholesalers.
In 1961 a new enlarged brewery was built to replace the old brewery, which had been extended periodically.
The Company was registered in 1964, and the name changed to Holden's Brewery Ltd, Hopden Brewery, Woodsetton.
In 2012 the Company began a major expansion of the brewery including a visitor centre.
The Hopden Brewery is still brewing independently, with 21 public houses, and is run by the fourth generation of the Holden family.