Cameron & Co, Lion Brewery, Hartlepool, Image & Found by Jason Briggs.
Found near Newton Bewley, Hartlepool, County Durham, 20mm.
CAMERON & CO Ltd. // LION BREWERY curved down HARTLEPOOL curved up
See Cameron & Co. Ltd, "J W Cameron & Co. Ltd, Lion Brewery, Stockton Street, West Hartlepool, County Durham
Founded 1852 by William Waldon. Leased to John William Cameron 1872 with 16 public houses and he bought the brewery in 1893. Registered as above November 1894 with 50 tied houses.
Acquired with 750 houses in 1974 by Ellerman Lines Ltd, which in turn was acquired by the Barclay Brothers in 1983 and then sold to the Brent Walker Group - a property and leisure group owned by former boxers George and Billy Walker - in January 1989."
See also Camerons Brewery, Wikipedia, "The brewery building is called the Lion Brewery, and the company offers tours of the brewery. The Lion Brewery has two wells, one of them 250 feet deep. Most of the brewery was built in 1890 when the company had aspirations to supply the whole of the North East. There are still a few reminders of lavish opulence; the floor and walls of the brewhouse are furnished with Italian marble that cost £7,000 in 1970.
In 2011, the brewery had a capacity of over 1.5 million hectolitres per annum. It is the ninth largest brewery in the UK. It has twelve Yorkshire Squares for brewing ale.
In 2013, the brewery building was used as a filming location in the "Prodigal Son" episode of Vera.
A £700,000 visitor's centre was opened next to the brewery in 2004, in the former Stranton Arms public house."
