William Bradford (1845-1919) was a prolific architect of

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. Born in 1845 in Devon, son of Robert Bradford 1818-1875 (a builder). Responsible for building or altering 70 breweries his first commission was a small addition to the "Hope Brewery" in

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(1879). Died at home in

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on 2 February 1919. He married Hannah Laura Barrat (1848-1893) on 23 April 1872 in St Pancras, London England. Hook Norton Brewery

William Bradford (1845-1919) worked in the brewing industry from the late 1860s and established his architectural practice at 40 King William Street, London EC4, in 1879, moving to Carlton Chambers, 12

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, London W1, in early 1882. Bradford's works included building or altering over 70 breweries and

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throughout the country, although the majority were in the south of England. His practice concentrated almost entirely on breweries, maltings and ancillary buildings, notably

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, eventually arriving at a distinctive decorative style, featuring ironwork and a picturesque roof line, that is easily identifiable today. The practice was known as William Bradford & Sons by 1905. The firm continued under his sons, W.Stovin-Bradford and J. W. Bradford, and designed several lavishly ornamented

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s and was last heard of in 1946. W.Stovin-Bradford presented a paper on the architecture of breweries at the White Horse Hotel, Congreave Street,

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on 21 January 1932. Born in 1877 he died during the war in 1940. One of his sons was Frank Stovin-Bradford William Bradford was the architect of an unexecuted new brewery which was proposed for a site in Ashbourne Road,

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, in 1895 and of another on a site next to the railway station in

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, Co. Louth, for the Great Northern Brewery Co. in 1896. The brewery in Limerick was abandoned for economic reasons after objections by the local

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s. It is unclear if William Bradford was the architect of the

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in Dundalk which was built in 1896. A contemporary picture of the brewery appears to match the style of other breweries. Breweries and buildings that he is responsible for are: * Hope Brewery East Grinsted (1879) *Salters of Rickmansworth around 1888 : Erection a new 40-quarter plant, as well as enlargement of the existing premises *The Bottle House for Camden Brewery (1900-1901) Grade II Listed Hawley Crescent Camden London *Prince of Wales Brewery, Nottingham (1891) Grade II Listed Alpine Street, Basford, Nottingham *Swan Brewery, Fulham (1882) *Shipstones Star Brewery, New Basford 1901 Shipstones Brewery *Castle Brewery, Newark 1889-90 Grade II Listed Albert Street, Newark *

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1907 Demolished 2008 *Cheltenham Brewery 1898 : Tower still remains. Henrietta Street, Cheltenham *

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1899 : Hook Norton, Oxfordshire *Wells Brewery, Watford 1902 *The Unicorn Brewery Ipswich *

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Brewery Ipswich (1896) Grade II listed *Albion Brewery : Only Grade II listed brewery engineers house stands 27a Mile End Rd, London *Harveys Bridge Wharf Brewery 1882 Lewes

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*Courage Alton Brewery Hampshire *Lamb Brewery Chiswick (1901) *Hanson Brewery 1890 Hanson's Brewery was completed, adjacent to the Hardy's site, with a 6-storey brewery tower as its centrepiece. * McMullen's Old Brewery (1891) * George Ware Brewery Frant (1893) * Offilers Brewery Derby (1884) *

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Lion Brewery, Hartlepool addition of a new maltings in 1883 * Teignworthy Brewery Ltd, The Maltings * Tucker's Maltings, Newton Abbot, Devon (1900) * McArthur's Warehouse maltings, Gasferry Road, Bristol (1897) * H Luker 25-quarter Brewery, Southend (1891) * Hartleys Brewery, West Cowick 1892 (Brewers Journal 1892) * Wooldridge & Co Tottenham Brewery (1892) *

Magee Marshall & Co Magee Marshall & Company was a brewery that operated from the Crown Brewery in Bolton, Lancashire, England. It was founded by David Magee, a brewer and spirit merchant, in 1853. He moved from the Good Samaritan Brewhouse to the Crown Hotel in the 1 ...

Brewery, Bolton 1893 (Brewers Journal) * Canon Brewery Clerkenwell 1894 * Millwall Working Mens Club (1900) * Royal Brewery Brentford 1899 Alteration and additions (BJ 1899 p215) * Phipps Bridge Street Brewery, Northampton. extension 1905

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