Timeline of British breweries

{{short description|none}} {{Multiple issues|{{Unreferenced|date=April 2026}}}} This article presents a '''timeline of British breweries''', charting the histories and corporate changes of breweries operating in the United Kingdom from the 1880s to the early 2000s. The table traces individual breweries, mergers, acquisitions, and closures across this period, illustrating the consolidation of the British brewing industry over the twentieth century.<div style="overflow-x:auto;"> {|class="wikitable sortable" |+ align="center" style="background:DarkSlateBlue; color:white" |<big>'''Timeline of British Breweries'''</big> |-bgcolor=#F0F0F0 !Brewer !colspan=5|1880 !colspan=5|1890 !colspan=5|1900 !colspan=5|1910 !colspan=5|1920 !colspan=5|1930 !colspan=5|1940 !colspan=5|1950 !colspan=5|1960 !colspan=5|1970 !colspan=5|1980 !colspan=5|1990 !colspan=5|2000 |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Adnams, Southwold |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Adnams<!-- 1872-date --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Whitbread, London |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Whitbread<!-- -2000 --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=14|Interbrew<!-- 2000-4 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Flowers, Stratford |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Flower & Sons<!-- -1961--> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|"<!-- -2000 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|JW Green, Luton |colspan=37 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|JW Green (Brewmaster)<!-- -1954--> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1961--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Cheltenham, Cheltenham |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- -1888--> |colspan=29 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Cheltenham<!-- -1945 --> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries<!-- -1958--> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=5|WCB<!-- -1963--> |colspan=18 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=5|"<!-- -2000--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Tredegar, Tredegar |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tredegar<!-- -1898--> |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Hereford & Tredegar Brewery/Imperial Brewery<!-- -1945--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hereford, Hereford |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hereford<!-- -1898--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Stroud, Stroud |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Stroud<!-- -1958--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Godsell's, Stroud |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Godsell's<!-- -1928--> |colspan=15 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1958--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lacon's, Great Yarmouth |colspan=43 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lacon's <!-- -1965 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1958--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Fremlins, Maidstone |colspan=44 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Fremlins<!-- -1967--> |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -2000--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Threlfalls, Salford |colspan=44 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Threlfalls<!-- -1968--> |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -2000--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Chester's, Ardwick |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Chester's<!-- 1852-1961 --> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1968--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wethered, Marlow |colspan=35 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Thomas Wethered & Sons<!-- -1949 --> |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Strong & Co<!-- -1969--> |colspan=15 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |"<!-- -2000 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Boddington's, Manchester |colspan=55 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Boddington's<!-- -1989--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|SA Brain, Cardiff |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|SA Brain<!-- --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Crown, Pontyclun |colspan=55 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Crown Brewery <!-- to 1989 --> |colspan=4 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Crown Buckley <!-- to 1997--> |colspan=6 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Buckley's, Llanelli |colspan=55 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Buckley's <!-- 1767-1989 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hancock's, Cardiff |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hancock's<!-- to 1961--> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bass<!-- to 1999--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to date--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Arkell's, Swindon |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Arkell's<!-- 1861-date --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Carlsberg, Northampton |colspan=47| |colspan=18 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Carlsberg<!-- 1973-date --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ind Coope, Burton |colspan=27 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ind Coope |colspan=14 rowspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Ind Coope & Allsopp/Ind Coope <!-- 1934-61 (Allsopp's dropped in 1959) --> |colspan=16 rowspan=31 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Allied Breweries <!-- 1961-93 (name change from Ind Coope in 1963) --> |colspan=8 rowspan=36 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Carlsberg-Tetley/Carlsberg <!-- 1993 on (name change from Carlsberg-Tetley in 2004) --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ind Coope, Romford |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Bindley's, Burton <!-- -1914 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bindley & Co |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Robinson's, Burton <!-- -1920 --> |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Robinson's Brewery |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Woolf's, Burton <!-- -1923 --> |colspan=22 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Woolf's |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Colchester, Colchester <!-- -1925 --> |colspan=23 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Colchester Brewery Co |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Burton, Burton <!-- -1927 --> |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Burton Brewery Co |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|All Saints <!-- -1929 --> |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|All Saints Brewery |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Budden & Biggs <!-- -1931 --> |colspan=26 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Budden & Biggs |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Leeds City, Leeds <!-- -1931 --> |colspan=26 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Leeds City Brewery |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Allsopp's |colspan=27 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Samuel Allsopp & Sons <!-- 1860?-1934 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Showell's <!-- -1914 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Showell's |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|New Victoria Brewery <!-- -1920 --> |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|New Victoria Brewery |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hall's <!-- -1925 --> |colspan=23 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hall's |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Stretton's <!-- -1927 --> |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Stretton's |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Arrol's, Alloa <!-- -1930 --> |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Archibald Arrol & Sons |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lichfield, Lichfield <!-- -1930 --> |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lichfield Brewery |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Aylesbury, Aylesbury <!-- -1947--> |colspan=34 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Aylesbury Brewery |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Parker's <!-- -1949--> |colspan=35 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Parker's |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wrexham, Wrexham <!-- -1949--> |colspan=35 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Wrexham Lager Brewery |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lonsdale & Adshead <!-- -1950--> |colspan=36 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lonsdale & Adshead |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Trouncer's <!-- -1952--> |colspan=37 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Trouncer & Co |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Benskin's, Watford <!-- -1957--> |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Benskins Brewery |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Weller's, Amersham <!-- -1929--> |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|W & G Weller |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Taylor Walker <!-- -1959--> |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Taylor Walker & Co |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Black Eagle <!-- to Taylor Walker 1959--> |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Black Eagle |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Norris, Brackley |colspan=33 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hopcraft and Norris <!-- to 1946 --> |colspan=6 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|C&B <!-- to 1957 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" <!-- Taylor Walker to --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Chesham, Chesham |colspan=33 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Chesham Brewery <!-- to 1946 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Tetley's, Leeds <!-- -1961--> |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tetley's |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Walkers, Warrington <!-- 1864-1960--> |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Walker's |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ansells, Aston Cross <!-- -1961--> |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ansell's |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Friary |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Friary, Holroyd and Healy's Breweries <!-- -1956--> |colspan=4 rowspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Friary Meux <!-- -1964--> |colspan=15 rowspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Meux <!-- -1964--> |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Meux's Brewery |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thorne Brothers, London <!-- -1964--> |colspan=21 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Thorne Brothers <!-- -1921 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thomas Ramsden <!-- -1964--> |colspan=42 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Thomas Ramsden |colspan=15 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Blatch's, Theale <!-- -1965--> |colspan=43 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Blatch's |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Greenalls, Warrington |colspan=56 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Greenall's <!-- to 1991--> |colspan=9| |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Shipstone's |colspan=49 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Shipstone's <!-- to 1978--> |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1991--> |colspan=9| |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Davenport's |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <!-- to 1896--> |colspan=45 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Davenport's <!-- 1896-1986--> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1991--> |colspan=9| |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Dare's |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Dare's <!-- 1961--> |colspan=15 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1986--> |colspan=9| |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|JW Lees |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|JW Lees <!-- from 1828 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Greenall's (pubs) |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Greenall's <!-- to 1999--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|S&N <!-- to date--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Usher's |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ushers of Trowbridge <!-- to 1960 --> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1972--> |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1990--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ushers of Trowbridge<!-- to 2000--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Wychwood<!-- on --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Gibbs Mew, Salisbury |colspan=59 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Gibbs Mew<!-- 1750 - 1858 (Salisbury) to 1997 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 2000--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Gibbs Mew (pubs) |colspan=59 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Gibbs Mew <!-- to 1998 --> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Enterprise<!-- to 1972--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Younger's, Edinburgh |colspan=26 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William Younger's <!-- --> |colspan=14 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Scottish Brewers <!-- 1931-1960--> |colspan=24 rowspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Scottish & Newcastle <!-- 1960-2007 --> |colspan=1 rowspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Heineken <!-- from 2007 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|McEwan's, Edinburgh |colspan=26 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|McEwan's |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Red Tower, Manchester |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Red Tower Lager Brewery |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Newcastle, Newcastle |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Newcastle Brewery Company |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Federation, Dunston |colspan=62 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Federation Brewery<!-- until 2004 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" <!-- --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Home, Nottingham |colspan=5| |colspan=49 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Home Brewery <!-- until 1987 --> |colspan=11 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|S&N <!-- --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Matthew Brown |colspan=54 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Matthew Brown <!-- until 1987 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Theakston's, Masham |colspan=52 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Theakston's <!-- to 1984--> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|"<!-- to 1987--> |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|"<!-- to 2004--> |colspan=3 rowspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Theakston's<!-- to date--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lightfoot |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lightfoot <!-- to 1919--> |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1984--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Carlisle |colspan=47 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Carlisle State Brewery <!-- to 1974--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1984--> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Caledonian, Edinburgh |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lorimer & Clark <!-- until 1919 --> |colspan=34 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Vaux Brewery <!-- until 1987 --> |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Caledonian <!-- until 2004 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|part-Heineken <!-- to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|S&N (pubs) |colspan=62 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|S&N <!-- 2003--> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Spirit<!-- to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Watney Mann (pubs) |colspan=57 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Watney Mann/Grand Met <!-- to 1993 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 2003 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Courage (pubs) |colspan=56 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Courage<!-- to 1991 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Inntrepreneur<!-- to 2002 --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Enterprise<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ballard's |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 1980 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ballard's <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Bateman's |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bateman's <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Banks & Taylor |colspan=51 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 1982--> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Banks & Taylor/B&T <!-- to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Daniel Batham |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Daniel Batham <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Donnington, Donnington |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Donnington Brewery<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Elgoods |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Elgoods<!-- from 1795 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Everards |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Everards<!-- from 1849 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Felinfoel |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Felinfoel <!-- from 1830s -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Frederic Robinson, Stockport |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Frederic Robinson <!-- from 1838 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Fuller's, London |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Fuller, Smith & Turner<!-- Griffin Brewery 250yrs old. FST 1845-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Gale's |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Gale's <!-- to 2006--> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Greene King, Bury St Edmunds |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Greene King<!-- 1799 on --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=16|Greene King<!-- 2006 on -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Morland |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Morland Brewery|Morland<!-- 1711 on United-Breweries from 1885 this to 1928 --> |colspan=36 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=7|Morland<!-- to 1999 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=8|"<!-- to 2006 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Saxby's |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 1889 --> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Field's |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Field & Sons <!-- to 1889 --> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wantage, Wantage |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Wantage Brewery<!-- ? --> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Dymore-Brown |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Dymore-Brown & Sons<!-- to 1927 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Field's |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Field & Sons<!-- to 1927 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hewett & Co |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tower Steam Brewery<!-- to 1928 on -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ruddles, Oakham |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Langham Brewery<!-- to 1912 --> |colspan=37 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ruddles<!-- to 1986 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Watneys<!-- --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Grolsch<!-- to 1997 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 2000-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ridley's |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=1|Ridley's<!-- 1842-2005 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Cobbold |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Cobbold Brewery <!-- 1723-1957 --> |colspan=22 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Tolly Cobbold<!-- 1957-2002 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=4|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Tollemache |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tollemache Brewery <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|SA Paine's |colspan=54 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|SA Paine<!-- 1831-1987 --> |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 2002 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Belhaven, Dunbar |colspan=61 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Belhaven<!-- 1719-2005 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hardy's, Kimberley |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William & Thomas Hardy<!-- --> |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Hardy & Hanson's<!-- 1930-2006 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hanson's, Kimberley |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hanson's<!-- to 1930 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hall & Woodhouse |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hall & Woodhouse<!-- from 1777 Charles Hall -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|King & Barnes |colspan=13 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Barnes<!-- to 1906 --> |colspan=47 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|King & Barnes<!-- to 2000 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Harveys |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Harveys<!-- from 1790 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Charles Wells, Bedford |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Charles Wells <!-- --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Wells and Young's<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Young's, Wandsworth |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Young & Co <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Courage, London |colspan=46 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|John Courage <!-- -1972--> |colspan=7 rowspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Imperial <!-- -1986--> |colspan=3 rowspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Elders IXL/Fosters <!-- -1991--> |colspan=2 rowspan=31 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Courage <!-- -1995--> |colspan=6 rowspan=31 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|S&N <!-- 1995-2007 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |" <!-- 2008on -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Courage, Reading |colspan=46| |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=30|Heineken <!-- from 2007 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Barclay, Perkins & Co |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Barclay, Perkins & Co<!-- -1955--> |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Georges, Bristol |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Georges, Rickettes & Sons<!-- to 1888--> |colspan=37 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bristol Brewery Georges & Co<!-- to 1961--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|"<!--to 1972-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Bristol United, Bristol |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bristol United Breweries <!-- -1956--> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!--to 1961-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Simonds, Reading |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Simonds Brewery<!-- -1960--> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1972-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Plymouth, Plymouth |colspan=45 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Plymouth Breweries <!-- -1969--> |colspan=1 rowspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1972-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|John Smith's, Tadcaster |colspan=45 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|John Smith's<!-- -1970-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Shaw's |colspan=31 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William Shaw<!-- 1856-1941--> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Watneys |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|James Watney<!-- -1898--> |colspan=30 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|Watney, Combe & Reid |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=5|Watney Mann <!-- 1958-72 --> |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=22|Grand Metropolitan<!-- to 1995-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Combe Delafield |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Combe Delafield & Co <!-- -1898 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Reid's |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Reid and Co <!-- -1898 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Crowley's, Alton <!-- founded Baverstock 1763, Crowley 1821, Burrell 1877 (trading as Crowley's --> |colspan=34 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Crowley's <!-- -1947 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" <!-- Watney's -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Mann's |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Mann, Crossman & Paulin <!-- -1958-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Webster's, Halifax |colspan=46 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Samuel Webster <!-- to 1971 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Stock's |colspan=26 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Joseph Stocks & Co<!-- to 1932 --> |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hey's |colspan=43 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|J Hey & Co<!-- to 1966 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Phipps, Northampton |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Phipps<!-- to 1957 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=13|Phipps NBC<!-- to 1960 --> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=13|"<!-- to 1972 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Ratliffe & Jeffery |colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ratliffe & Jeffery <!-- to 1899 --> |colspan=29 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hipwell's, Olney |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hipwell's <!-- to 1920 --> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Castle |colspan=27 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|T Manning<!-- to 1933 --> |colspan=12 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Campbell Praed |colspan=37 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Campbell Praed <!-- to 1954--> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Dulley's, Wellingborough |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Dulley's<!-- to 1920--> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|NBC, Northampton |colspan=39 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Northampton Brewery Co <!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lion |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lion Brewery Co<!-- to 1890 --> |colspan=34 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Allen & Burnett |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Allen & Burnett<!-- to 1890 --> |colspan=34 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hope |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hope Brewery <!-- to 1892 --> |colspan=33 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Chouler & Company |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Chouler & Company<!-- to 1896 --> |colspan=31 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Eady & Dulley |colspan=25 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Eady & Dulley <!-- to 1929 --> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Phillips |colspan=36 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Phillips <!-- to 1952 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 1957 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Truman's, London |colspan=46 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co <!-- -1972-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Holdens |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Holdens<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hook Norton, Hook Norton |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hook Norton Brewery<!-- from 1849 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hydes, Manchester |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hydes<!-- from 1863 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Holt's |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Joseph Holt<!-- from 1849-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Banks', Wolverhampton |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Banks & Co |colspan=59 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries <!-- 1890-2007 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=12|Marston's

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thompson's, Dudley |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Dudley & Victoria

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Smith's, Wolverhampton |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Smith's

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hanson's, Dudley |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hanson's <!-- -1943 --> |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Marston's, Burton |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |J. Marston<!-- 1834-1898--> |colspan=51 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Marston, Thompson & Evershed<!-- -1999--> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thompson's, Burton |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|John Thompson & Son<!-- 1834-1898--> |colspan=51 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1999-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Evershed's, Burton |colspan=13 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Evershed's<!-- -1905--> |colspan=47 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -1999-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Mansfield, Mansfield |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Mansfield Brewery<!--1999--> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Jennings, Cockermouth |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Jennings Brewery<!--2005--> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wychwood, Witney |colspan=52 |<!-- to 1983 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Glenny Brewery<!-- to 1990 --> |colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Wychwood Brewery<!-- to 2002 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Refresh UK<!-- to 2007 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Brakspear, Henley |colspan=61 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Brakspear<!-- to 2002 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 2004 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- to 2007 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Brakspear's (pubs) |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Brakspear's <!-- to date-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Burtonwood, Burtonwood |colspan=59 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Burtonwood Brewery<!-- to 1998 --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=3|Burtonwood Thomas Hardy<!-- to 2005 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Thomas Hardy Ltd<!-- to date-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Morrells, Oxford |colspan=59 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Morrell's<!-- to 1998 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Greene King<!-- to date-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thomas Hardy |colspan=58 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Eldridge Pope<!-- to 1996--> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 1998 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Eldridge Pope (pubs) |colspan=63 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Eldridge Pope<!-- to 2007 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Marston's<!-- to 2007 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Castle Eden Brewery, Castle Eden |colspan=42 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Castle Eden<!-- to 1963 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Whitbread<!-- to 1998 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Castle Eden<!-- to 2001 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=|W&D (Cameron's)<!-- to 2007 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|"<!-- to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Cameron's, Hartlepool |colspan=47 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Cameron's<!-- to 1974--> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Ellerman<!-- to 1983--> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Barclay Brothers<!-- to 1989--> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|<!-- to 1992--> |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|W&D<!-- to 2007 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|McMullens |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|McMullens<!-- from 1827 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Bass (pubs) |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Bass pubs |colspan= 2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Six Continents |colspan= 3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Mitchells & Butlers

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Bass, Burton |colspan=41 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William Bass/Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=8|Bass, Mitchells & Butlers |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=16|Bass Charrington |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=19|Interbrew <!-- 2000-2 --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=9|Coors/Molson Coors <!-- from 2002 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Walker's |colspan=22 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Walker's <!-- -1923 --> |colspan=19 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thomas Salt |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Thomas Salt <!-- -1927 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Worthington, Burton |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Worthington <!-- -1927 --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|James Eadie |colspan=27 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|James Eadie <!-- -1933 --> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Tadcaster Twr, Tadcaster |colspan=2| |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tadcaster Tower Brewery <!-- 1883-1940s --> |colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Mitchell's, Smethwick |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Henry Mitchell<!-- 1866-98 --> |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Mitchells & Butlers<!-- 1898-1961 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Butler's, Wolverhampton |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William Butler <!-- 1866-98 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Charrington's |colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Charrington & Moss <!-- 1738 merged 1766 --> |colspan=32 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Charrington & Co <!-- 1897-1962 --> |colspan=3 rowspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Charrington United <!-- 1962-7 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|John Jeffrey, Edinburgh |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|John Jeffrey & Co <!-- -1960 --> |colspan=1 rowspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |UB/NB<!-- -1962 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=7|"<!-- 2002-9 --> |colspan=1 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=7|C&C

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Edinburgh Utd, Edinburgh |colspan=28 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Edinburgh United<!-- -1935 --> |colspan=12 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- 1935-1960 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hammond's, Bradford |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hammond's<!-- -1960 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hope & Anchor, Sheffield |colspan=40 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hope & Anchor<!-- 1960-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Catterall's, Poulton |colspan=24 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Catterall & Swarbrick <!-- 1961--> |colspan=17|

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Catterall's, Blackpool |colspan=24 |<!-- 1927- --> |colspan=17 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Catterall & Swarbrick <!-- 1927-1961 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Tennent's |colspan=42 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Tennent's <!-- until 1963 --> |colspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Stones, Sheffield |colspan=44 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|William Stones <!-- -1968 --> |colspan=16 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" |colspan=4 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Interbrew/InBev

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Hewitt Brothers |colspan=45 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Hewitt Brothers <!-- -1969--> |colspan=15 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Henry Hall, Alton <!-- started early 1700s by John Hawkins--> |colspan=11 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Henry Hall <!-- 1841-1903--> |colspan=38 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Courage<!-- -1969, then canning -1979 --> |colspan=11 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"<!-- --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Coors/Molson Coors <!-- from 2002 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Highgate, Walsall |colspan=9 |<!-- to 1898 --> |colspan=20 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Highgate Brewery <!-- to 1938 --> |colspan=29 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|M&B/Bass <!-- to 1995 --> |colspan=3 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Aston Manor Brewery <!-- to ? --> |colspan=4 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Global Star <!-- to 2007 --> |- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Okells |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Okells <!-- from 1874 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Castletown |colspan=53 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Castletown <!-- to 1986 --> |colspan=12 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|"

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Palmers |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|JC & RH Palmer<!-- from 1794 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Randalls |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Randalls<!-- from 1868 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Shepherd Neame |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Shepherd Neame <!-- from 1698 (or earlier) -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Sam Smith's, Tadcaster |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Samuel Smith <!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|St Austell, St Austell |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|St Austell<!-- from 1851-->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Thwaites, Lancaster |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Thwaites<!-- from 1807 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Lancaster, Lancaster |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Lancaster Brewery<!-- from 1807 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Timothy Taylor |colspan=65 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Timothy Taylor<!-- from 1858 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Traquair |colspan=43 |<!-- to 1965 --> |colspan=22 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Traquair House<!--to date -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Vaux, Sunderland |colspan=60 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Vaux Brewery<!-- until 2000 --> |colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 rowspan=2|Double Maxim<!-- -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wards, Sheffield |colspan=46 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Wards Brewing Company<!-- until 1972 --> |colspan=14 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|" <!-- until 1999 -->

|- !bgcolor=#F0F0F0|Wadworths, Devizes |colspan=3 |<!-- to 1885 --> |colspan=62 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Wadworths<!-- from 1885 --> |} </div>

==References== {{reflist}}

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