Bentley and Shaw, Limited
Bentley & Shaw Ltd. was a company which ran the former brewery at Lockwood.
History
The brewery was established by Timothy Bentley of Halifax in 1795 and made use of the Horse Bank Spring at Lockwood as its water supply.
Following Timothy Bentley's death in 1830, control passed to his son-in-law, William Shaw, and by 1841 to his grandsons, Bentley Shaw, Robert John Bentley and Henry Bentley.[1]
In 1843, Bentley Shaw purchased the brewery for £8,000 at an auction of the assets of the late Timothy Bentley by his executors.[2]
In May 1939, the Yorkshire Post gave the following description of the brewery, noting that it was capable of producing some 500 barrels a day:[1]
On the banks of the River Holme, Lockwood Brewery has an almost sylvan setting, it nestles in the dell flanked by the Honley and Meltham roads, only a mile from Huddersfield. A miniature park, complete with cropped lawns, shady shrubberies, flower beds and an illuminated fountain fronts the premises, entry to which is gained from the road along a quarter-mile avenue of trees. The property covers some seventy acres, and the solidly-built home of Mr. Timothy Bentley now offers commodious office accommodation.
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Properties
The company owned a sizeable number of public houses, inns and beerhouses in the area, including:
- Albert Hotel, Thongsbridge, Wooldale
- Armitage Arms, Bridge Street, Milnsbridge
- Bath Hotel, Lockwood Road, Lockwood[3]
- Big Valley Hotel, South Crosland
- Boot and Shoe, Fulstone
- Boot and Shoe Inn, Golcar
- Boot and Shoe, Prince Royd, Lindley
- Bridge Inn, Bridge Street, Lockwood
- Britannia Hotel, Manchester Road, Crosland Moor
- British Oak Inn, Taylor Hill
- Brunswick Hotel, Albert Street, Lockwood
- Bull's Head Inn, Beast Market, Huddersfield[3]
- Butchers Arms, Meltham Road, Netherton
- Butchers Arms Inn, Waingate, Berry Brow
- Castle Hill Hotel, Almondbury[3]
- Clothiers Arms Inn, Kirkgate, Huddersfield
- Commercial Inn, Folly Hall, Lockwood
- Commercial Inn, Wakefield Road, Moldgreen[3]
- Craven Heifer, Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor
- Crescent Hotel, Lockwood Road, Lockwood
- Crescent Hotel, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield
- Crown and Cushion Hotel, Macaulay Street, Huddersfield
- Crown Inn, Holmfirth, Upperthong
- Duke of Leeds, New Mill, Fulstone
- Electricians Hotel, Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge[3]
- Engine Tavern, Shearing Cross, Huddersfield (beerhouse)[3]
- Foresters Arms, Crosland Moor[3]
- Foresters Arms, Cumberworth
- Golden Fleece, Woodhead Road, Berry Brow[3]
- Grapes Inn, Kirkburton
- Grey Horse Inn, Chapel Hill
- Grove Inn, Woodhead Road, Berry Brow[3]
- Hare and Hounds Inn, Honley
- Ivy Hotel, Linthwaite
- Junction Inn, Manchester Road, Crosland Moor Bottom
- Lamb Inn, Albert Street, Lockwood
- New Inn, Liley Lane, Whitley Upper
- New Inn, Woodhead Road, Lockwood
- Old Hat Inn, West Parade, Huddersfield[3] (rebuilt 1899 by Bentley & Shaw)
- Old Ram Inn, Towngate, Marsden
- Old Red Lion Inn, Marsden
- Poets Corner Inn, Chapel Hill
- Princess Royal, Higgin Brigg, Holmfirth, Cartworth
- Railway Hotel, Honley
- Rising Sun, Golcar
- Rising Sun, Lockwood
- Rose and Crown Inn, Longwood
- Royal Hotel, Golcar
- Royal Oak, Fulstone
- Saddle Inn, Lindley[3]
- Shakespeare, Marsden
- Shepherds Arms, Cowcliffe[3]
- Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Meltham Road, Lockwood
- Somerset Arms, Moldgreen (beerhouse)[3]
- Sovereign Inn, Golcar
- Spread Eagle Hotel, Granby Street, Huddersfield[3]
- Star of the Day, Oldfield Road, Oldfield, Honley
- Swan Inn, Lockwood
- Swan Inn, Marsden
- Swan With Two Necks, Westgate, Huddersfield[3]
- Town Hall Inn, Lockwood[3]
- Victoria Hotel, Holmfirth, Wooldale
- Victoria Hotel, Meltham
- Victoria Inn, Linthwaite
- Waggon and Horses, Meltham
- Waggoners Arms, Manchester Road, Huddersfield
- Walpole Hotel, Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor
- Weavers Arms, Lockwood Road, Lockwood
- Wheat Sheaf Inn, Honley
- White Lion Hotel, Woodhead Road, Lockwood
- White Swan, Rashcliffe Hill Road, Lockwood
- Woodlands, Linthwaite
- Woodman Inn, Primrose Hill[3]
- Woodman Inn, Thunder Bridge, Shelley
- Woolpack, Lockwood
- Woolpack Inn, Deighton[3]
- Zetland Hotel, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield[3]
Further Reading
- Articles about Bentley and Shaw, Limited
- Timothy Bentley: Master Brewer of Yorkshire (1998) by Anthony Avis
- Brewery History Society: List of Bentley & Shaw Ltd. pubs
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Industrial Progress of Huddersfield: Traditions of Bentley and Shaw, Ltd." in Yorkshire Post (02/May/1939).
- ↑ "The Lockwood Brewery" in Leeds Mercury (03/Jun/1843).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 1880s Register of Licenses.