| WINCHESTER BREWERS AND MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS |
| ALBERT FAITHFULL - CRESCENT MINERAL WATER WORKS Began in 1885 at 14 Tower St. In 1891/92 he moved to 71 Hyde St, a premises which had previously been used by two other mineral water mnfrs - Henry Herbet Holloway and James Alexander Gray. He was joined in the business before 1905 by his two sons Edgar and Archibald Thomas. When Albert died in 1924 it was continued by his sons. The business closed in the early years of the second world war.The house/office building in Hyde Street still remains WILFRED ANDREWS ST SWITHINS MINERAL WATER WORKS Started in 1897 at 11 Culver Road. In 1912 he acquired the business until his death in 1949, when it was sold to the Wiltshire Mineral Water Works owned by a Mr Josling. The company retained the Andrews name and traded on until it finally closed in 1964. At various times Andrews had branches at Broughton and Andover. Nothing remains of the buildings G W PIPER - WINCHESTER STEAM MINERAL WATER WORKS George Whale Piper started producing mineral waters in 1900 at 6 Upper Brook Street. He died in 1944 and the business was continued by his two sons, Charles and George. In the early 1950's the area around the Brooks, including Upper Brook Street, was purchased by the council for slum clearance, and the Pipers had to find another premises. They eventually found a site Faithfull at 49 Wales Street, Winnall, where they continued to Mineral trade until the company finally closed in 1967. Nothing remains of the building. SIDNEY FRAMPTON - CITY MINERAL WATER WORKS Began in 1881 when Sidney Frampton announced the opening of his mineral water works in St Georges's Street (described as being near the George Hotel). In 1885 he moved the works to 11 Parchment Street and continued to trade there until 1912 when the business was acquired by Wilfred Andrews. The house in Parchment Street has been completely rebuilt but the facade remains. HENRY ALLEN (later Allen and Lloyd) He was certainly trading in Winchester in 1877, operating from a premises at 4 Eastgate Street, but by 1884 he had moved to a purpose built factory at Wharf Hill. Allen ceased trading in Winchester between 1891 and 1893. Nothing now remains of the factory in Wharf Hill. Other names of firms and the bottles they used are as follows WINCHESTER BREWERY COMPANY - Ginger Beers WELSH - Beers PIPER - Beers LAURIE - Blob top minerals FAITHFULL - Codds, Minerals, flat bottomed Hamiltons COULSON - Beers WINCHESTER BREWERY - Beers AYLWARD - Beers LION BREWERY - Beers |
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