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Starkey, Knight & Ford was a sizeable brewery group, operating throughout Devon and Somerset. Initially trading as Starkey, Knight & Co., from 1887 at Bridgwater, they became Starkey, Knight & Ford in 1895 upon the acquisition of Thomas Ford & Son in Tiverton. | Starkey, Knight & Ford was a sizeable brewery group, operating throughout Devon and Somerset. Initially trading as Starkey, Knight & Co., from 1887 at Bridgwater, they became Starkey, Knight & Ford in 1895 upon the acquisition of Thomas Ford & Son in Tiverton. | ||
They acquired the Taw Vale Brewery in Barnstaple in 1897. | They acquired the [[Taw Vale Brewery]] in Barnstaple in 1897. | ||
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[[Category: Town - Tiverton]] | [[Category: Town - Tiverton]] | ||
[[Category: Food and Drink]] | [[Category: Food and Drink]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 17 January 2024
of Tiverton
West country brewer taken over by Whitbread
Starkey, Knight & Ford was a sizeable brewery group, operating throughout Devon and Somerset. Initially trading as Starkey, Knight & Co., from 1887 at Bridgwater, they became Starkey, Knight & Ford in 1895 upon the acquisition of Thomas Ford & Son in Tiverton.
They acquired the Taw Vale Brewery in Barnstaple in 1897.