Truman Hanbury & Buxton & Co Ltd Brass collar
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Truman Hanbury & Buxton & Co Ltd Brass collarEntry/Object ID
2025.1.476Description
Truman Hanbury & Buxtyon Co Ltd Beer barrel brass collarContext
Truman, Hanbury & Buxton & Co. Ltd, Black Eagle Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 The Black Eagle Brewery was built by Thomas Bucknall in about 1666 and it was acquired by Joseph Truman in 1679. In 1722 Benjamin Truman (born c1700, knighted in 1760) became a partner. Following Sir Benjamin's death, Sampson Hanbury joined the business. In 1811, Thomas Fowell Buxton, aged 25, became a partner and they were trading as Truman Hanbury & Buxton & Co. Registered in January 1889. In order to brew the increasingly popular 'pale ales', the company acquired Phillips Bros Brewery in Burton-upon-Trent in 1873. They rebuilt the brewery and brewed there until 1971. See Truman, Hanbury, Buxton (Burton). Acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels Ltd in 1971; the name changed to Truman Ltd. Merged with Watney Mann Ltd from October 1974. Brewing ceased in 1989. The site remains an assortment of commercial buildings. Source: Breweryhistory.comCategory
Breweries and Brewing