Hamer's Brewery, Turton

Hamer's Brewery, or Hamer's Ales was a brewery that was operated from the Volunteer Inn, Bromley Cross, Turton, by three generations of the Hamer family over a period of almost a century. The brewery was owned by the Hamers from 1853 until its sale to Dutton's Brewery in 1951. The whole of the Hamer's brewery including their properties were bought by Dutton's Blackburn Brewery in 1951 for £318,000. Dutton's in turn were taken over by Whitbread's in 1964. By the turn of the 20th Century the Hamer family owned a number of public houses in the Turton area, and in Bolton town centre, including the following: Bolton Town Centre The Academy, 148-150 Crook Street The Blue Boar, 96 Deansgate The Brown Cow, 153 Bradshawgate The Queen's Hotel, 155 Bradshawgate Town Hall Tavern, Victoria Square The Victoria, Hotel Street Bolton District The Volunteer, Bromley Cross The Sportsman, Bromley Cross The Flag Inn, Bromley Cross The Strawberry Duck, Entwistle The Farmers Arms, Quarlton The House without a Name, Harwood The Seven Stars, Harwood The Lamb, Bradshaw Road The Bulls Head, Bury New Road The Printers Arms, Birches Road, Turton The Gardeners Arms, Turton The Derby Arms, Edgworth The Edge Tavern, Chorley Old Road The Colliers, Montserrat The Carters Arms, Astley Bridge The Bay Mare, Asley Bridge The Pineapple, Asley Bridge The Wilton, Belmont Road The Cheetham, Dunscar The Bradford Arms

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