Cheltenham Original Brewery Ltd. - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, History, Details, Photographs

The story of this company can be traced back to 1760 when the Gardner family starting brewing in Cheltenham. In April 1888 the Cheltenham Original Brewery was registered to acquire the business of Sir James T. Agg-Gardner. Although a Member of Parliament, he still had control of the brewery that was managed by G. P. Hopcroft. The company's name changed to the Cheltenham and Hereford Breweries in 1945 following the acquisition of the Hereford and Tredegar Brewery Ltd. The company, trading as Cheltenham Brewery Holdings Ltd., merged with the Stroud Brewery in 1958 to form West Country Breweries Ltd. The brewery, along with a tied estate of almost 1,300 public houses was acquired by Whitbread's in 1963. © Copyright. Posted on 16th January 2012 Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.		If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this brewery you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Gloucestershire Genealogy. “When the pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, landed at Plymouth rock, the first permanent building put up was the brewery.” Jim West

The story of this company can be traced back to 1760 when the Gardner family starting brewing in Cheltenham. In April 1888 the Cheltenham Original Brewery was registered to acquire the business of Sir James T. Agg-Gardner. Although a Member of Parliament, he still had control of the brewery that was managed by G. P. Hopcroft.

The company's name changed to the Cheltenham and Hereford Breweries in 1945 following the acquisition of the Hereford and Tredegar Brewery Ltd. The company, trading as Cheltenham Brewery Holdings Ltd., merged with the Stroud Brewery in 1958 to form West Country Breweries Ltd. The brewery, along with a tied estate of almost 1,300 public houses was acquired by Whitbread's in 1963.
© Copyright. Posted on 16th January 2012
Images supplied by Digital Photographic Images.

Cheltenham Original Brewery

If you have a genealogy story or query regarding this brewery you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Gloucestershire Genealogy.

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“When the pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, landed at Plymouth rock, the first permanent building put up was the brewery.”
Jim West

History of the Cheltenham Original Brewery Ltd. at Cheltenham in the county of Gloucestershire. Research is augmented with photographs, beer labels, pump clips, stories of local folklore, newspaper articles and a genealogy connections section for those studying their family history.