Leicester and Rutland Breweries

Location Acresford

Addressnr Netherseal, Derbs

Company nameCooper G & W F

Date founded1855-61

OwnersJohn Harley Berry between 1855 and 1861, Coopers (George & William Field) from

c.1876, Sidney Evershed (later part of Marstons) of Burton in 1900.

Registered

Closed1900

CommentThe Cooper family milled at Acresford until the late 1940s. The buildings were used by

Staffordshire Farmers in the 1980s.

Location Anstey

AddressOld Brewery Bradgate Road

Company namePettifors

Date foundedc1840

OwnersSamuel Burchnall c1840, William Robotham by 1870, John Doleman by 1875, William

Frederick Coupland by 1881, Daniel Pettifor by 1888, Marstons by 1900 with 20 tied

houses.

Registered

Closed1900

CommentPettifor brewing in Anstey in 1876 but probably at a different brewery. The Pettifors

were wine and spirit merchants until the 1940s. Brewery was used as a store by Marstons

for some time but is now a carpet warehouse. Bottles in Coach & Horses PH.

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