Albion Brewery, 1895 – Coronation Street
Albion Brewery, Coronation Street
History of the Albion Brewery, Coronation Street
Albion Brewery © Museum of Cambridge
1868 Albion brewery
Acquired by William Henry Apthorpe junior. he was son of W H Apthorpe of the Victoria Brewery in Albert Street. Seems to have been a brewhouse attached to a pub, probably the Dolphin or the Rose and Crown.
1895 brewery is described in a guide to Cambridge as having a 10 quarter plant. There were over 50 tied houses in Cambridge including the Elm Tree, Salisbury Arms, Earl Grey, Empress, Durham Ox and the House of Commons.
1896 acquired hy Lacon
1913
E Lacon & Co, brewers, wine and spirit merchants
H W Badcock, Granta View, Stapleford, manager
1962
E Lacon Ltd, brewers wine and spirit merchants
1965
Lacon taken over by Whitbreads. Site demolished soon after.
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