Friary Holroyd & Healy Guildford brass collar

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Friary Holroyd & Healy Guildford brass collar

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.480

Description

Friary Holroyd & Healy Beer barrel brass collar

Context

Friary, Holroyd & Healy's Breweries Ltd, Commercial Road, Guildford, Surrey. Developed from 1865 onwards by Thomas Taunton of the Cannon Brewery (founded 1844). Registered June 1889 on acquiring Holroyds. Acquired Healys in 1890 but name not changed to above until 1895. They acquired Lambert & Norris Ltd of Arundel with 81 houses in 1910. Recorded as having ca.400 houses in 1928. Merged with Meux's Brewery Co. Ltd in 1956 to form Friary Meux Ltd. Brewing ceased 23rd January 1969 and the brewery has been demolished. Source breweryhistory.com

Category

Breweries and Brewing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Location

* Untyped Location

C11S2