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Hydes' Brewery

From Graces Guide

of Moss Side, Manchester

1863 Alfred and Ralph Hyde acquired a small brewing concern from their grandfather Thomas Shaw.

By 1899, William Hyde was in charge, and the business moved to the Queens Brewery site in Brooks Bar, Manchester.

The Queen's Brewery had been built by the Greatorex Brothers in 1861. An employee was killed there in December 1887 by the explosion of a water heater [1]

Began acquiring an estate of public houses.

1916 William Hyde’s sister Annie took over the business after William died; she continued to run it for 56 years.

1944 the company was re-named Hydes Anvil Brewery to incorporate the family trademark

Hydes is still owned and managed as a family business.

2012 Production was moved to an industrial estate at Kansas Avenue, Media City, Salford.

The old brewery has been converted to flats [2]

See Historic England entry.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Engineering 1888/01/20
  2. [1] Forshaw: Queen's Brewery
  • Hydes' Brewery [2]