Hartley's Brewery Ulverston

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Hartley's Brewery Ulverston

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.327

Description

Hartley's Brewery - Beer Barrel Brass Collar

Context

Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd, Old Brewery, Brewery Street, Ulverston, Cumbria. Brewing commenced here in about 1755. Robert and Peter Hartley of Blackburn acquired the business in 1896. Robert Robinson (Ulverston) of The Gill, Ulverston acquired 1896. Edwin Hetherington (Kendal), Gilling Grove Brewery acquired 1918. Private company registered October 1918. Acquired by Frederick Robinson Ltd of Stockport in 1982 with 54 tied houses. The final brew was on 8 November 1991. Much of the brewery survives.

Category

Breweries and Brewing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Location

* Untyped Location

C12S1