Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd. was a British brewery founded in 1830.
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The company was originally based at Pole Street, Preston, Lancashire before moving to the Lion Brewery on Coniston Road, Blackburn in 1927, following the acquisition of Nuttall & Co.[1]
In 1984, the company acquired T & R Theakston Ltd. based in Masham.[1]
Matthew Brown was the subject of a hostile takeover in 1987 by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd. and ceased brewing in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c A Century of British Brewers 1890 to 2012 by Norman Barber ISBN 1 873966 19 9