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Blueberry Inn, Park Lane, Macclesfield
This built-in sign for W A Smith's Crown Brewery, on the side of the Blueberry Inn, Park Lane, has a reassuring air of permanency about it. It looks to be from the same "workshop" as the sign on the nearby White Swan on Rodney Street - see my next picture.
The Crown Brewery at the corner of Bond St and Athey St was started in 1862, and acquired by William Archer Smith in 1896. It prospered until 1962 when it was taken over by Marston Thompson & Evershead of Burton upon Trent. The bottling plant was closed soon afterwards, but the site remained as a Marstons distribution depot for the North West until 1989 (from Pubs & Breweries of Macclesfield 2 by Paul Wreglesworth & Neil Richardson, 1990)
Blueberry Inn, Park Lane, Macclesfield
This built-in sign for W A Smith's Crown Brewery, on the side of the Blueberry Inn, Park Lane, has a reassuring air of permanency about it. It looks to be from the same "workshop" as the sign on the nearby White Swan on Rodney Street - see my next picture.
The Crown Brewery at the corner of Bond St and Athey St was started in 1862, and acquired by William Archer Smith in 1896. It prospered until 1962 when it was taken over by Marston Thompson & Evershead of Burton upon Trent. The bottling plant was closed soon afterwards, but the site remained as a Marstons distribution depot for the North West until 1989 (from Pubs & Breweries of Macclesfield 2 by Paul Wreglesworth & Neil Richardson, 1990)