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In 1855 brewer John Watson of Sheffield formed a partnership with farmer Samuel Hage of Whitewater, Ollerton, and investor William Edward Baily of Mansfield, buying land at Littleworth to build a brewery. In 1856 Watson sold his shares to the other two partners. In 1873 Addison
Titley purchased into the business, followed in 1885 by William Jackson Chadburn, Baily’s brother-in- law, who became the dominant owning partner. By 1901 the firm leased 72 licensed premises,
from public houses to hotels, as well as numerous off licences, resulting in the rebuilding of the main brewery in 1907. After W.J. Chadburn’s death in 1922, from February 1925 the business became the private limited liability company The Mansfield Brewery Company Ltd, acquiring the Chesterfield Brewery in 1934, in 1935 the company became publicly listed on the London
Stock Exchange.
After World War II, the company acquired: Hornby’s soft drinks 1955, TW Beach 1980, and
North Country Breweries (formerly Hull Brewery) for £42m 1985, including 212 tied houses. By 1987 the company operated a total of 420 licensed premises and was one of the area’s
largest employers. In 1999 the company was taken over by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries. The Mansfield brewery finally closed in 2002.
246. MANSFIELD ALES PUB JUG . 3.5ins tall white glaze, black & red transfer ‘MANSFIELD ALES “WORTH HUNTING FOR” huntsman pictured one
side ‘MANSFIELD BREWERY CO LTD GOLDEN DROP ALE/ BITTER BEER & MILD ALE’ to other. A great beer jug (9.5/10)
247. MANSFIELD BREWERY CO. ASHTRAY. 5.2ins square. Pale Ale, Golden Drop & Bitter Beer Mild round rim, plus address & tel. no. Clifton Cottle rear transfer. (9/10)
248. MANSFIELD BREWERY CO. LTD.’ADVERTISING ASHTRAY. 4.2ins diam. Mansfield Brewery Co Ltd....
Golden Drop Ale/ Bitter Beer round perimeter. Right rim hairline. Green Shelley base transfer. (9/10)
250. MANSFIELD BREWERY CO ASHTRAY. 4.9ins square. Variation on the previous lot - no centre 3 line motto, top & bottom lines reversed. Very strong colours to centre pict. image. Gold rim quite good. Green Shelley base transfer.9/10
249. MANSFIELD BREWERY CO ASHTRAY.
251.MANSFIELD BREWERY CO ASHTRAY. 4.9ins square. A minor variant to the far left lot - top & bottom lines reversed. Good pict. image colours. Gold rim remnants. Green Shelley base transfer. (8.5/10)
4.9ins square. Around outer edge: Mansfield Brewery Co Ltd/ No1 Bottled Bitter Beer/ Golden Drop Ale & Bitter Beer Mild. Centre coloured huntsman pic. beside table, jug etc. Gold rim remains. Green base transfer. (9/10)