The Brickwood Baronetcy, of

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 29 June 1927 for Sir John Brickwood, chairman and managing director of Brickwood & Co Ltd, brewers, and chairman of the

chamber of commerce. Brickwood had previously been

knighted A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...

on 5 July 1904. The title became extinct on the death of his son from his third marriage, the third Baronet (who had succeeded his half-brother in 1974), in 2006.

Brickwood baronets, of Portsmouth (1927–2006)

*Sir John Brickwood, 1st Baronet (1852–1932) *Sir Rupert Redvers Brickwood, 2nd Baronet (1900–1974) *Sir Basil Graeme Brickwood, 3rd Baronet (1923–2006)

Brickwoods Brewery

The Brickwood family had a long history in brewing, beginning in 1851 with an early brewery (the Cobden Arms Brewery on Arundel Street, Portsmouth) and then from 1891, formally under the name Brickwood & Co Ltd. Their principal brewery was constructed in 1902 in

and was named the Portsmouth Brewery (itself closing in 1983). During the late 19th and early 20th century, the family firm acquired numerous local brewers in and around

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. In 1974, the company change its name to Brickwoods Ltd. By the 1970s, the company owned a large brewing operation and 675

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which were sold to

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in 1971 by Sir Basil Graeme Brickwood and family.

Portsmouth Football Club

John Brickwood (1852-1932) and six local businessmen met at 12 High Street in

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on 5 April 1898 to pool their resources to form

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. 12 High Street was the office of John Edward Pink, John Brickwood's solicitor. Brickwood became the club's first chairman and oversaw the growth of the club until 1912 when the original Portsmouth Football Club was dissolved and reformed to clear large debts. Brickwood was succeeded as chairman in 1912 by

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, a fellow founding director of Portsmouth Football Club.

Brickwoods Field Gun competition

The Brickwoods

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started in 1907 after Sir John Brickwood (1852-1932) donated a magnificent Trophy to the Royal Navy. The Brickwoods Trophy competition, as it became known, involved teams only from the Portsmouth area, the competition course had no obstacles and was run on a shorter flat track. The competition continues to be competed for on an annual basis at

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as part of the HMS Collingwood Open day. The Brickwood Trophy competition differs to the more famous Command Field Gun competitions that were held during the

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up until 1999.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brickwood Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom