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A friend of mine is researching Accrington's breweries and mineral water/herbal drinks producers. He want to be made aware of the well-known breweries such as Bentley's (Milnshaw) and Bank (Burnley Rd) but also some smaller ones in Sydney St ( where the WMC is), Biggins (Green Haworth) and the pop makers - Stocks, Pooles(Clayton), Stanton's ( Ossie), O. Beach ( Paradise St then Ossie), Perry ( Owen St). There may be others I have not mentioned.

He used to be landlord of the Antley Inn. On taking it over, he saw that the cellar was wick with cockroaches. The brewery told him how to cure it - put a couple of frogs down there. It did the trick.
 
There hasn't been any response to this yet, so I shall try to restart it.:-

Which breweries owned the following pubs?:
a) Pickup Arms, Spring Hill b) The Arden Inn, Abbey St c) The Brigade, Abbey St.

Bank Brewery, Burnley Rd - was it bought out or simply closed down?
 
only names familiar to me are the 'pop-wagons' of Stocks and Stantons . when (what years) were these independant breweries operating in Accrington ? .

Only local Breweries I can remember from the late 50s were Lion, Thwaites, Duttons, Massey,


re, thanks for the tip about frogs and cockroaches will pass it on to someone I know with a similar problem ;)
 
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pickups arms was masseys in early 60s bob,best pint in accrington. Bill @Teresa were the hosts,before that no idea sorry. near certain the Arden was also.:)
 
where abouts on abbey street was the brigade? thats one i never heard of, red lion yeh but not that un.:confused:
 
I recall stantons having a van and selling "keekoo" was nice.. but nowdays if it ain't over 8 percent alcohol I aint interested
 
From the 1951 Barretts Directory:-

Ale & porter bottlers: Kay & grimshaw, Jacob St/ James rennard, Birch st/ John Simpson Ltd, Bertha St

Brewers: Hope & Anchor Breweries, Hyndburn rd

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A member of the Stocks family tells me that (1960s) the firm used tap water rather than a well, and is unaware of there being a well on the premises. He does recall that across the road, where Bank Brewery was, a hole appeared in the path around the small garden area mid-60s. It was believed to have been caused by there being a well underneath, I thibnk this may be why that bit of land has never been built on.
 
JEFF said:
Further down than Canine on the same side, if I remember rightly.
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Do you mean this, it was the Brigade Inn, then it was used by a Hair Dresser in the 1970's.

Retlaw.
 

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Retlaw said:
Do you mean this, it was the Brigade Inn, then it was used by a Hair Dresser in the 1970's.

Retlaw.
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cheers retlaw,any idea when it ceased to be a pub? i was brought up till about 57,bottom block burnley rd,just above "Parkins" shop area was me old stomping ground n i cannot remember it.:confused:
 
cashman said:
cheers retlaw,any idea when it ceased to be a pub? i was brought up till about 57,bottom block burnley rd,just above "Parkins" shop area was me old stomping ground n i cannot remember it.:confused:
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Sorry no idea when it ceased to be a pub. Being a rabid tetotal, the only time I've been in any pub in Accrinton & district, was when there was a fire or a flood.

Retlaw
 
So that explains it. 'Nuff said.

The pub was still going in 1951 but in the Barrett's Directory that year it is called the Bridge - a typo error I suspect.

Bass Brewery took over Massey's. Whitbread took over Dutton's.

There was something unusual about the chimney in the Arden Inn. I cannot remember what it was, but think it did not go straight up from the fireplace to the roof.
 
cashman said:
could be way wrong here beechy, but did dutton take oer massey? n then whitbread took oer them.:)
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Massey was taken over by John Smiths part of Bass group cashy can remember them bringing out Brew 10 and Brew 11, the pump heads on the bar were like Toby Jugs I'm sure lancsdave will confirm this being from Burnley
 
at its peak i cant recall the Arden being anything
other than Dutton/ Whitbread
or should i say at my peak 60.70.80s :confused:
 
I have learhned that Masseys was taken over by Bass-Charrington in 1966 and the Burnley brewery closed in 1970.
If anyone is a member of the Burnley website, might you start a thread on it and ask for the name of the Accrington pubs which Masseys ran.
 
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