Matthew Brown & Co. Ltd. was a British brewery founded in 1830. The company was originally based at Pole Street,

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding distri ...

before moving to the ''Lion Brewery'' on Coniston Road,

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...

in 1927, following the acquisition of Nuttall & Co.A Century of British Brewers 1890 to 2012 by Norman Barber In 1984, the company acquired T & R Theakston Ltd. based in

Masham Masham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. Etymology In Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the An ...

. Matthew Brown was the subject of a hostile takeover in 1987 by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd. and ceased brewing in 1991.

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{{Reflist Defunct breweries of the United Kingdom Companies based in Blackburn 1830 establishments in England Food and drink companies established in 1830 British companies established in 1830