Name/Title
Hartley's Brewery UlverstonEntry/Object ID
2025.1.327Description
Hartley's Brewery - Beer Barrel Brass CollarContext
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.Acquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Gordon DempsterAcquisition Method
Transfer