Name/Title
Arnold & Hancock Ltd Wivelscombe Brass collarEntry/Object ID
2025.1.438Description
Arnold & Hancock Ltd Wivelscombe Beer barrel brass collarContext
Arnold & Hancock Ltd, Taunton and Wiveliscombe
Formed in 1927 by a merger of:
S. W. Arnold & Sons Ltd, Rowbarton Brewery, Taunton; and:
William Hancock & Sons (Wiveliscombe) Ltd.
The company with 262 tied houses was acquired in 1955 by Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd.
Brewing ceased at the Rowbarton site in 1955.
Brewing ceased at Wiveliscombe in 1959. Source Breweryhistory.comAcquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Gordon DempsterAcquisition Method
Transfer