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.[1] 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.[1]

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:[1]

  • 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, Foundry Street
    • The Crawford Arms, Bolton Street
    • The Dog and Snipe, Folds Road
    • The Farmers Arms, Derby Street
    • The Lord Raglan, Halliwell Road
    • The Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lever Street
    • The Union Arms, Eskrick Street
    • The Weavers Arms, Brunel Street
    • The Cross Keys, Cross Street
    • The Rose & Crown, Cross Street
    • The Bridge Inn, Westhoughton
    • The Farmers Arms, Darcy Lever
    • The Old Original British Queen, Blackburn Road

References

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  1. ^ a b c Boardman, Jean; Tinsley, Lillian (2003), The Volunteer Brewery, People and Places of Turton, vol. 23, Turton Local History Society, ISBN 978-1-904974-23-9