Ashton Gate Brewery Co Ltd (also known for a time as Hardwick and Co Ltd) was a brewing company based in Bristol, UK. It was one of the first 1000 companies registered in England and Wales.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | Bristol, UK (1865) |
| Founder | Thomas Baynton |
| Defunct | 1931/1932 |
| Fate | Acquired by Bristol Brewery Georges & Co |
| Headquarters | , UK |
| Products | Beer |
History
editThomas Baynton had operated a business on North Street[1] in Ashton Gate under the name Ashton Gate Brewery.[2] The company was established in 1865 in order to acquire the business after Baynton's death.[3] It was one of the first 1000 companies registered with Companies House.[4]
The company changed its name to Hardwick and Co in 1868, reverting to Ashton Gate Brewery Co in 1883,[3] and was listed in Kelly's Directory.[1][5] In its last year of independent operation (to 1931), an ordinary dividend of 13 per cent was paid.[6]
The company was acquired by Bristol Brewery Georges & Co in either 1931[3] or 1932.[7]
Management
editOne former managing director was H. R. Harvey, whose son William Rhys Harvey became a director of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co.[8]
Ashton Gate Brewery
editThe brewery operated at Ashton Gate in Bristol.[3] Additions to the brewery were made in 1905 by brewers' engineers George Adlam,[9] being described architecturally by Foyle in his book Bristol (2004) as "brick and Ham stone with blind lunettes beneath shaped gables."[10] The brewery produced porter and strong beer.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b THE POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL, WITH MAPS ENGRAVED ESPRESSLY FOR THE WORK. Post Office Directory. 1863. p. 36. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b Matthews's new Bristol directory Mathews's annual directory for the city and county of Bristol Mathews' Bristol directory. 1863. p. 289. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d L. M. Richmond; Alison Turton (1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7190-3032-1. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Lesley Richmond; Bridget Stockford (April 1986). Company archives: the survey of the records of 1000 of the first registered companies in England and Wales. Gower. p. 450. ISBN 9780566035470. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Somersetshire: With the City of Bristol. Kelly & Co. 1883. p. 784. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Charles Harvey; Jon Press (1 November 1988). Studies in the business history of Bristol. Bristol Academic Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780951376201. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ John Pudney (1971). A draught of contentment: the story of the Courage Group. New English Library. p. 121. ISBN 9780450009945. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Brewing Review. Vol. 75. Brewing Publications. 1961. p. 483. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Lynn Pearson (5 February 2003). British Breweries: An Architectural History. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-85285-191-0. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Andrew Foyle (2004). Bristol. Yale University Press. pp. 279. ISBN 978-0-300-10442-4. Retrieved 22 March 2013.