Vaux & Associated Breweries Ltd tin tray dating from the 1960s.<\/p>\n
The Vaux Family<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Cuthbert Vaux became involved with the brewing industry in 1806, but he did not buy his first brewery, on Matlock Street in Sunderland, until 1837. C.Vaux & Sons Ltd Expansion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The 1920s saw continued expansion. Vaux Associated Breweries Ltd<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Expansion continued unabated into the 1930s, through the 1940s, and into the early 1950s. Further Acquisitions after the Second World War<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n Lorimer & Clark Ltd became Vaux’s second Scottish acquisition in 1946. Vaux Breweries Ltd<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Vaux’s also attempted to gain a slice of the Belgian market, purchasing Liefman’s Brewery in the early 1970s, eventually selling it off in 1985. The manufacturer’s mark states – Made in Great Britain by Reginald Corfield Ltd. 0015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vaux & Associated Breweries Ltd tin tray dating from the 1960s.
\nThe success of the business resulted in a move to a new site on Union Street in 1844.
\nWith the attraction of new rail access, Cuthbert moved his brewing operations to Castle Street in 1875.
\nThe firm traded as Vaux and Sons, described as ‘brewers, maltsters and wine & spirit merchants’.
\nThe Company was registered as C.Vaux & Sons Ltd in 1896.<\/p>\n
\nIn 1923 it acquired the Norton Grange Brewery of John Heslop Ltd, and partially acquired Robinson Brothers of Houghton-le-Spring, in 1925.
\nC.Vaux & Sons Ltd merged with North Eastern Breweries Ltd, with about 200 public houses, in 1927, to form Vaux & Associated Breweries Ltd, becoming one of the most significant breweries in the North East of England.
\nThe Wear Brewery, once owned by Bramwell & Co., before becoming part of North Eastern Breweries Ltd, ceased brewing in 1936, but continued malting until its closure in 1942.<\/p>\n
\nThe Company acquired Berwick Breweries Ltd, with two breweries and 78 public houses, in 1937. Brewing immediately ceased at both breweries, however bottling continued at the Tweedmouth Brewery until 1950.
\nRidley, Cutter & Firth Ltd, with 14 public houses, was purchased in 1938.
\nBefore the Second World War, the Company acquired the Coldstream Brewery Co. Ltd, in 1943, its first Scottish purchase.<\/p>\n
\nIn 1947 it purchased Whitwell, Mark & Co. Ltd of Kendal with 30 tied houses. Brewing continued there until 1968.
\nHepwoth & Co. Ltd of Ripon, with 47 public houses, was also acquired in 1947.
\nDuring the 1950s a further three Scottish breweries were acquired.
\nThomas Usher & Son Ltd, with 170 public houses, and Steel, Coulson & Co. Ltd, with 16 tied houses, based in Edinburgh, were both purchased in 1959. Ushers continued to brew, eventually being sold to Allied Breweries Ltd in 1980.
\nVaux’s final Scottish purchase was that of John Wright & Co. (Perth) Ltd in 1961.<\/p>\n
\nAfter the acquisition of Sheffield brewers S.H.Ward & Co. Ltd , with 102 public houses, in 1972, the name of the Company was changed to Vaux Breweries Ltd the following year.
\nAnother attempt to penetrate a foreign market also failed when, in 1981, the Fred Koch Brewery based in New York, USA, was bought by Vaux Breweries Ltd. The experiment lasted three years,
\nThe final acquisition occurred when W.M.Darley Ltd, with 88 public houses, was purchased in 1978 and closed in 1986.
\nBy the 1990s the Vaux Group had expanded into hotels and, despite the brewing business being profitable, and an offer of a management buy-out, in 1999 the Board accepted advice from a corporate financier to close both breweries in Sunderland and Sheffield. Sadly Sir Paul Nicholson lost his battle to save Vaux’s brewing history.
\nThe decision caused shockwaves around Wearside, the North East and in South Yorkshire.
\nThe Company refocussed its business on its hotels, restaurants and pubs, and was renamed the Swallow Group plc.
\nIn 2000 the Whitbread Group purchased the business and a major rebranding exercise was undertaken, eliminating any final evidence of Vaux’s previous history.
\nSadly its famous beers such as Samson Bitter and Double Maxim disappeared.
\nAfter many years laying derelict, the Castle Street Brewery site has now been redeveloped by Sunderland City Council.
\nThe iconic Vaux brand was relaunced in 2019 and a small new micro brewery and tap room, based on Monk Street in Sunderland, opened in 2021.<\/p>\n
\nThe Castle Street Brewery was based in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[379],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3898","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-england-1960s","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3898"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3898"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}