This article presents a timeline of British breweries, charting the histories and corporate changes of breweries operating in the United Kingdom from the 1880s to the early 2000s. The table traces individual breweries, mergers, acquisitions, and closures across this period, illustrating the consolidation of the British brewing industry over the twentieth century.Timeline of British BreweriesBrewer1880189019001910192019301940195019601970198019902000Adnams, SouthwoldAdnamsWhitbread, LondonWhitbreadInterbrewFlowers, StratfordFlower & Sons"JW Green, LutonJW Green (Brewmaster)"Cheltenham, CheltenhamCheltenhamCheltenham & Hereford BreweriesWCB"Tredegar, TredegarTredegarHereford & Tredegar Brewery/Imperial BreweryHereford, HerefordHerefordStroud, StroudStroudGodsell's, StroudGodsell's"Lacon's, Great YarmouthLacon's "Fremlins, MaidstoneFremlins"Threlfalls, SalfordThrelfalls"Chester's, ArdwickChester's"Wethered, MarlowThomas Wethered & SonsStrong & Co"Boddington's, ManchesterBoddington's"SA Brain, CardiffSA BrainCrown, PontyclunCrown Brewery Crown Buckley "Buckley's, LlanelliBuckley's Hancock's, CardiffHancock'sBass"Arkell's, SwindonArkell'sCarlsberg, NorthamptonCarlsbergInd Coope, BurtonInd CoopeInd Coope & Allsopp/Ind Coope Allied Breweries Carlsberg-Tetley/Carlsberg Ind Coope, RomfordBindley's, Burton Bindley & Co"Robinson's, Burton Robinson's Brewery"Woolf's, Burton Woolf's"Colchester, Colchester Colchester Brewery Co"Burton, Burton Burton Brewery Co"All Saints All Saints Brewery"Budden & Biggs Budden & Biggs"Leeds City, Leeds Leeds City Brewery"Allsopp'sSamuel Allsopp & Sons Showell's Showell's"New Victoria Brewery New Victoria Brewery"Hall's Hall's"Stretton's Stretton's"Arrol's, Alloa Archibald Arrol & Sons"Lichfield, Lichfield Lichfield Brewery"Aylesbury, Aylesbury Aylesbury Brewery"Parker's Parker's"Wrexham, Wrexham Wrexham Lager Brewery"Lonsdale & Adshead Lonsdale & Adshead"Trouncer's Trouncer & Co"Benskin's, Watford Benskins Brewery"Weller's, Amersham W & G Weller"Taylor Walker Taylor Walker & Co"Black Eagle Black Eagle"Norris, BrackleyHopcraft and Norris C&B " Chesham, CheshamChesham Brewery "Tetley's, Leeds Tetley'sWalkers, Warrington Walker's"Ansells, Aston Cross Ansell'sFriaryFriary, Holroyd and Healy's Breweries Friary Meux "Meux Meux's BreweryThorne Brothers, London Thorne Brothers "Thomas Ramsden Thomas Ramsden"Blatch's, Theale Blatch's"Greenalls, WarringtonGreenall's Shipstone'sShipstone's "Davenport's Davenport's "Dare'sDare's "JW LeesJW Lees Greenall's (pubs)Greenall's S&N Usher'sUshers of Trowbridge ""Ushers of TrowbridgeWychwoodGibbs Mew, SalisburyGibbs Mew"Gibbs Mew (pubs)Gibbs Mew EnterpriseYounger's, EdinburghWilliam Younger's Scottish Brewers Scottish & Newcastle Heineken McEwan's, EdinburghMcEwan'sRed Tower, ManchesterRed Tower Lager Brewery"Newcastle, NewcastleNewcastle Brewery CompanyFederation, DunstonFederation Brewery" Home, NottinghamHome Brewery S&N Matthew BrownMatthew Brown Theakston's, MashamTheakston's ""Theakston'sLightfootLightfoot "CarlisleCarlisle State Brewery "Caledonian, EdinburghLorimer & Clark Vaux Brewery Caledonian part-Heineken S&N (pubs)S&N SpiritWatney Mann (pubs)Watney Mann/Grand Met "Courage (pubs)CourageInntrepreneurEnterpriseBallard'sBallard's Bateman'sBateman's Banks & TaylorBanks & Taylor/B&T Daniel BathamDaniel Batham Donnington, DonningtonDonnington BreweryElgoodsElgoodsEverardsEverardsFelinfoelFelinfoel Frederic Robinson, StockportFrederic Robinson Fuller's, LondonFuller, Smith & TurnerGale'sGale's "Greene King, Bury St EdmundsGreene KingGreene KingMorlandMorland Brewery|MorlandMorland"Saxby's"Field'sField & Sons "Wantage, WantageWantage Brewery"Dymore-BrownDymore-Brown & SonsField'sField & SonsHewett & CoTower Steam BreweryRuddles, OakhamLangham BreweryRuddlesWatneysGrolsch"Ridley'sRidley'sCobboldCobbold Brewery Tolly Cobbold"TollemacheTollemache Brewery SA Paine'sSA Paine"Belhaven, DunbarBelhavenHardy's, KimberleyWilliam & Thomas HardyHardy & Hanson'sHanson's, KimberleyHanson'sHall & WoodhouseHall & WoodhouseKing & BarnesBarnesKing & Barnes"HarveysHarveysCharles Wells, BedfordCharles Wells Wells and Young'sYoung's, WandsworthYoung & Co Courage, LondonJohn Courage Imperial Elders IXL/Fosters Courage S&N " Courage, ReadingHeineken Barclay, Perkins & CoBarclay, Perkins & Co"Georges, BristolGeorges, Rickettes & SonsBristol Brewery Georges & Co"Bristol United, BristolBristol United Breweries "Simonds, ReadingSimonds Brewery"Plymouth, PlymouthPlymouth Breweries "John Smith's, TadcasterJohn Smith'sShaw'sWilliam Shaw"WatneysJames WatneyWatney, Combe & ReidWatney Mann Grand MetropolitanCombe Delafield Combe Delafield & Co Reid'sReid and Co Crowley's, Alton Crowley's " Mann'sMann, Crossman & Paulin Webster's, HalifaxSamuel Webster Stock'sJoseph Stocks & Co"Hey'sJ Hey & Co"Phipps, NorthamptonPhippsPhipps NBC"Ratliffe & JefferyRatliffe & Jeffery "Hipwell's, OlneyHipwell's "CastleT Manning"Campbell PraedCampbell Praed "Dulley's, WellingboroughDulley's"NBC, NorthamptonNorthampton Brewery Co LionLion Brewery Co"Allen & BurnettAllen & Burnett"HopeHope Brewery "Chouler & CompanyChouler & Company"Eady & DulleyEady & Dulley "PhillipsPhillips "Truman's, LondonTruman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co HoldensHoldensHook Norton, Hook NortonHook Norton BreweryHydes, ManchesterHydesHolt'sJoseph HoltBanks', WolverhamptonBanks & CoWolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Marston'sThompson's, DudleyDudley & VictoriaSmith's, WolverhamptonSmith'sHanson's, DudleyHanson's "Marston's, BurtonJ. MarstonMarston, Thompson & Evershed"Thompson's, BurtonJohn Thompson & Son"Evershed's, BurtonEvershed's"Mansfield, MansfieldMansfield Brewery"Jennings, CockermouthJennings Brewery"Wychwood, WitneyGlenny BreweryWychwood BreweryRefresh UKBrakspear, HenleyBrakspear"Brakspear's (pubs)Brakspear's Burtonwood, BurtonwoodBurtonwood BreweryBurtonwood Thomas HardyThomas Hardy LtdMorrells, OxfordMorrell'sGreene KingThomas HardyEldridge PopeEldridge Pope (pubs)Eldridge PopeMarston'sCastle Eden Brewery, Castle EdenCastle EdenWhitbreadCastle EdenW&D (Cameron's)"Cameron's, HartlepoolCameron'sEllermanBarclay BrothersW&DMcMullensMcMullensBass (pubs)Bass pubsSix ContinentsMitchells & ButlersBass, BurtonWilliam Bass/Bass, Ratcliff & GrettonBass, Mitchells & ButlersBass CharringtonInterbrew Coors/Molson Coors Walker'sWalker's "Thomas SaltThomas Salt "Worthington, BurtonWorthington "James EadieJames Eadie "Tadcaster Twr, TadcasterTadcaster Tower Brewery "Mitchell's, SmethwickHenry MitchellMitchells & ButlersButler's, WolverhamptonWilliam Butler Charrington'sCharrington & Moss Charrington & Co Charrington United John Jeffrey, EdinburghJohn Jeffrey & Co UB/NB"C&CEdinburgh Utd, EdinburghEdinburgh United"Hammond's, BradfordHammond'sHope & Anchor, SheffieldHope & AnchorCatterall's, PoultonCatterall & Swarbrick Catterall's, BlackpoolCatterall & Swarbrick Tennent'sTennent's "Stones, SheffieldWilliam Stones "Interbrew/InBevHewitt BrothersHewitt Brothers "Henry Hall, Alton Henry Hall Courage"Coors/Molson Coors Highgate, WalsallHighgate Brewery M&B/Bass Aston Manor Brewery Global Star OkellsOkells CastletownCastletown "PalmersJC & RH Palmer RandallsRandallsShepherd NeameShepherd Neame Sam Smith's, TadcasterSamuel Smith St Austell, St AustellSt AustellThwaites, LancasterThwaitesLancaster, LancasterLancaster BreweryTimothy TaylorTimothy TaylorTraquairTraquair HouseVaux, SunderlandVaux BreweryDouble MaximWards, SheffieldWards Brewing Company" Wadworths, DevizesWadworths

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