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The Birkenhead Brewery
In the early part of the 1800s Birkenhead had two very famous brewing families both producing quality
goods. The first family was the Aspinall’s who owned the Anchor Brewery in Livingstone Street. The
second was the Cook family who owned the Argyle Brewery situated in Oxton Road.
On the 29th August 1865 these two family run businesses amalgamated and formed a limited company
under the companies Act of 1862 with the new name of “The Birkenhead Amalgamated Brewery Co
Ltd”. This was later changed to “The Birkenhead Brewery Co Ltd”. It is probably the oldest established
joint stock brewery company in existence. In 1948 the company acquired Mackie and Gladstone
(Birkenhead and Liverpool) Ltd now called Mackie (B & L ) Ltd wine and spirit merchants and in 1951
the mineral water manufacturing business of Moorhouse Bros Ltd was added to the group of
companies.
In 1962 the Brewery merged with Threlfall's Chester Ltd and was later taken over by Whitbread. The
brewery also owned the Victoria Wine Co, Moorhouses (later to become R Whites) and Royal Assent.
Sadly the Birkenhead Brewery Co Ltd was closed in the latter half of the 1960's.
Interestingly there is a Birkenhead Brewery in South Africa named after the memory of the famous boat
HMS Birkenhead. The brewery is on the Birkenhead Estate, which was established in 1998. The
company is large scale and has many developments, the vision was to make this the first Beer, Wine &
Water producing estate in the Southern Hemisphere. Nestled at the foot of the Kleinrivier mountains
near Stanford, the surrounding scenery is enough to take your breath away. Fine food, water and beer
are made to serve to perfection. 6 beers are available for tasting including - Black Snake, Honey
Blonde, Old English Bitter, Premium Lager, Lite Lager and Red Reloaded Lager.
In the early part of the 1800s Birkenhead had two very famous brewing families both producing quality
goods. The first family was the Aspinall’s who owned the Anchor Brewery in Livingstone Street. The
second was the Cook family who owned the Argyle Brewery situated in Oxton Road.
On the 29th August 1865 these two family run businesses amalgamated and formed a limited company
under the companies Act of 1862 with the new name of “The Birkenhead Amalgamated Brewery Co
Ltd”. This was later changed to “The Birkenhead Brewery Co Ltd”. It is probably the oldest established
joint stock brewery company in existence. In 1948 the company acquired Mackie and Gladstone
(Birkenhead and Liverpool) Ltd now called Mackie (B & L ) Ltd wine and spirit merchants and in 1951
the mineral water manufacturing business of Moorhouse Bros Ltd was added to the group of
companies.
In 1962 the Brewery merged with Threlfall's Chester Ltd and was later taken over by Whitbread. The
brewery also owned the Victoria Wine Co, Moorhouses (later to become R Whites) and Royal Assent.
Sadly the Birkenhead Brewery Co Ltd was closed in the latter half of the 1960's.
Interestingly there is a Birkenhead Brewery in South Africa named after the memory of the famous boat
HMS Birkenhead. The brewery is on the Birkenhead Estate, which was established in 1998. The
company is large scale and has many developments, the vision was to make this the first Beer, Wine &
Water producing estate in the Southern Hemisphere. Nestled at the foot of the Kleinrivier mountains
near Stanford, the surrounding scenery is enough to take your breath away. Fine food, water and beer
are made to serve to perfection. 6 beers are available for tasting including - Black Snake, Honey
Blonde, Old English Bitter, Premium Lager, Lite Lager and Red Reloaded Lager.
| Birkenhead Brewery Building |
| For further information on now defunct brewery's, please visit www.breweryhistory.com |
| A Selection of Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mats from the 1960's |
| Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mat |
| Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mats |
| Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mat |
| Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mat |
| Birkenhead Brewery Beer Mat |
| Brandy Bottle from Birkenhead Brewery |
| Birkenhead Brewery Bottle Opener |
| Plaque on wall outside the Trunk Hotel |
| The Insignia still on the Oxton Road Building |
| The Threlfalls Sign, Market Street |
| Window of the Pier Hotel, Birkenhead. |