New Acquisitions In 1900 the company began to take over
other breweries and public houses, starting with H. Plant &
Sons, wine and spirit merchants, and their licensed houses.
Mr. C. P. Plant, a director of H. Plant & Sons, joined the
Board.
Other acquisitions included:
1919 |
James Cahill, and Swan Brewery,
St Matthew's Street, Heath Town, Wolverhampton. |
1923 |
Jack Downing's Black Horse
Brewery, Dudley with over twenty tied houses. |
1925 |
The Bloxwich Brewery Company
Limited, with 42 tied houses. |
1925 |
Butlers acquired the public houses
owned by William Blencowe & Company Limited, Cannock Brewery. |
1928 |
Eley’s Stafford Brewery Limited. |
1932 |
Thomas Russell Limited, its
Great Western Brewery, Great Western Street,
Wolverhampton, and its 14 tied houses. The
brewery was shut down. |
1932 |
All the pubs belonging to the
West Midland Brewery, Willenhall. |
1945 |
William Bowen Limited, Cross
Inn Brewery, 2 Oldbury Road, Greets Green, West
Bromwich. |
1945 |
Thomas Oliver Limited, Sandwell
Brewery, Walsall Street, West
Bromwich. Makers of Throstle Ales. |
1945 |
J. A. & A. Thompson Limited,
Oldbury. |
1945 |
A. H. Clarke, Wellington. |
1946 |
James Pritchard & Son,
Church Street, Darlaston. |
1947 |
Radcliff & Company, Kidderminster. |
One of the pubs acquired from Eley's
Brewery is The Greyhound & Punchbowl in Bilston. In 1936
Butlers produced a booklet to commemorate its
refurbishment. View the
booklet. In 1932 Butlers acquired its local rival
Thomas Russell Limited, based at Great Western Brewery,
Great Western Street, Wolverhampton, and its 14 tied
houses. The brewery was immediately shut down, and sold.
It appeared for sale at an auction on 8th June, 1932
held at the Victoria Hotel, Wolverhampton. The brewing
plant was excluded from the sale, presumably to
discourage would-be purchasers from setting themselves
up in competition.
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