Hammond's Bradford Brewery Co Ltd
Hammond's United Breweries Ltd, Fountain Brewery, 82 Manchester Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire. [1]
Founded 1840 by Joseph Pullen and purchased by James Hammond in 1860.
Registered November 1889 as Hammond's Bradford Brewery Co. Ltd. Name changed as above 30th December 1946 after taking over the Tadcaster Tower Brewery Co. Ltd and Bentley & Shaw Ltd of Huddersfield.
Ceased brewing at the Fountain Brewery in July 1955 but used the premises as offices.
Merged with Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd. and John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd. In March 1960 this became Northern Breweries of Great Britain and in October 1960 United Breweries Ltd.
In 1962, they acquired Hardy's Crown Brewery Ltd of Hulme, Manchester.
In 1962 they merged with Charrington & Co. Ltd of Mile End London and name changed to Charrington United Breweries Ltd.
In 1967 CUB merged with Bass, Mitchell & Butler to become Bass Charrington Ltd.
The brewery has been demolished.
No 70 from the list of Hammond's United Breweries Ltd. pubs
- 70. Junction Inn with brewhouse, Baildon to Otley Road, Baildon (Jan. 1902). See: Junction, Baildon
Yorkshire Nostalgia website [2] lists that the brewery expanded by buying out other brewery’s throughout the north of England with many from within Yorkshire some of which are here listed:-
Ilkley Brewery and Aerated Water Co Ltd – 1923
Springwell Brewery Co Ltd, Heckmondwike – 1929.
Bentley and Shaw Ltd, Lockwood, Huddersfield – 1944.
Tadcaster Tower Brewery Co Ltd – 1946.
Seth Senior & Sons Ltd; Shepley.
Bentleys Old Brewery Rotherham 1956.
