Stocks of barrels in Burman's Cooperage yard, Burton-upon-Trent
The original firm was called J. Burman & Son, Hawkins Lane, Burton-On-Trent. It was a cask repair firm only. In 1939 they took over J. Grout & Co., Dallow Street Cooperage, which was a firm somewhat run ...
The City Brewery, Lichfield
The City Brewery Co. (Lichfield) Ltd. was founded in 1874. The brewery, which stood on Birmingham Road, burnt down in 1916 and was not rebuilt. The company was bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries ...
Weatherby & Sons, Town Road, Hanley
The photograph shows two bottle kilns belonging to J H Weatherby's Falcon Pottery. In the foreground is the entrance to James Topham's Cooperage, manufacturing wooden barrels mainly for the pottery trade. ...