Strangeways Brewery was a landmark in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, England, just north of the
city centre, which was famous as the home of
Boddingtons Bitter. It closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2007.
History
The Strangeways Brewery was founded by two grain merchants, Thomas Caister and Thomas Fry in the late 18th century. The last family chairman Ewart Boddington sold the company to
Whitbread
Whitbread plc is a multinational British hotel and restaurant company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England.
The business was founded as a brewery in 1742, and had become the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s.
Its largest division ...
in 1989. Whitbread sold their brewing business to
InBev
InBev () is a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, which formed Anheus ...
in 2000 who ended production at the brewery in 2005. The brewery was used as a venue for a series of club nights, known as
The Warehouse Project
The Warehouse Project is a series of club nights organised in Greater Manchester, England, since 2006. Unlike most other clubs, it has a limited seasonal approach rather than running all year. Each year's season runs from September through to New ...
, until 31 December 2006.
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References
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Demolished buildings and structures in Manchester
Former buildings and structures in Manchester
History of Manchester
Buildings and structures demolished in 2007