Groves & Whitnall Ltd tin tray dating from 1956.<\/p>\n
The Early Years<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Bathe & Newbold Regent Road Brewery, in Salford, was founded in 1835, and was acquired by William Peer Grimble Groves, his son, James Grimble Groves, and James’ friend, Arthur Whitnall, in 1868. World War II & Post-War Trading<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Worst was to happen in World War II, when the Regent Road Brewery was directly hit by a German bomb, from which the brewery offices were destroyed. Next evening the Globe mineral works was destroyed by a landmine. The manufacturer’s mark states – Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road. London. S.W.19. 568<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Groves & Whitnall Ltd tin tray dating from 1956.
\nArthur Whitnall reasoned that the brewery would prosper if it brewed the finest ales in Manchester. He personally tasted every beer in Manchester, and concluded that Beaumont & Heathcote, based in Chorlton on Medlock, produced the best ales. As a result, Groves & Whitnall employed its Head Brewer, Charles Henry Hill, in 1875.
\nHis decision paid off when, in a short timescale, the Company built a great reputation for the quality of its beers.
\nBy the turn of the 20th century, the Company had amassed 591 public houses, and 748 dwelling houses.
\nTo add to this, in 1885, Groves & Whitnall purchased a mineral water factory and bottling plant. The ‘Globe’ mineral water business of Charles Henry Leigh started as a subsidiary, which became wholly owned in 1899. Its success resulted in a shift of focus to bottled beers.
\nThe Company was registered in 1899, as Groves & Whitnall Ltd.
\nIn that year it acquired James Cronshaw’s Alexandra Brewery of Hulme, with 145 public houses, from which it adopted the ‘Arrow in Hand’ trade mark.
\nBrewing continued there until 1915, when wartime economies forced its closure.
\nOther trade marks used by Groves & Whitnall included the more common ‘Globe’, and ‘Red Rose’ emblems.
\nIn 1900, the Company acquired a small local brewery, William Dockray of Hulme, with 12 public houses.
\nGrowth slowed due to World War I, when Groves & Whitnall’s fleet of delivery vehicles were commandeered to support the war effort.<\/p>\n
\nThe business suffered badly as a result, from which it took years to recover.
\nAfter the war, the reputation of its beers, which had been the bedrock of its expansion, began to suffer. However, by the end of the 1950s, the acquisition of a number of small breweries, and their public houses, made Groves & Whitnall Ltd, an attractive proposition for a takeover.
\nOne of its acquisitions was W. & R.Wilkins Longton Brewery, with 19 public houses, in 1952. Brewing ceased, but it continued malting and bottling there until 1972.
\nThe Regent Road Brewery was acquired by Greenall Whitley & Co Ltd in 1961, brewing ceased in 1972, and the site was demolished in 1978.<\/p>\n
\nThe Regent Road Brewery was based in Salford, Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[378],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5425","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-england-1950s","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\/5425","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=5425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=5425"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5425"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}