Davenports Brewery

[ritaincrete]

As a school girl I lived opposite Bath Row, in Cleve Terrace and remember beer at home being delivered by horse and cart lead by one of the lovely Shire horses,The lady driving this cart down Piggott Street was a dark haired burly lady, can you possibly refresh my memory regarding her name. I would be most grateful.

From Rita

 

[cregoe kid]

Does anyone remember when Davenports delivered their beer by horse and cart? we used to stand outside the brewery on Bath Rowe and walk the horses down Cregoe Street to the stables in Bell Barn Road,our highlight was helping to trim the horses up for May Day.

 

[Vivienne14]

What a great memory Cregoekid! These two lovely photos might be of interest - they were posted by Stitcher on another thread about working horses (hope that's OK Stitcher). The thread's well worth a look as some beautiful photos on there.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=38627&page=6

Viv

 

[mikejee]

A (sort of) return to "Beer at home" ?

https://www.brumbeerbox.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2d-SwHtpsWa_rYzn0E0IzR43iEtS-vckdHEPdn7DMvEJjnuMaaPZiL5Hc

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

Can't help this one I remember when Davenports delivered their beer in Jaguar cars, I worked for P J Evans on Granville St in the Rolls Royce/Jaguar service department right behind the Davenport brewery, the directors would bring in their cars and to help things along they always left a gigt in the boot.

 

[Lloyd]

Coaches section?

 

[Astoness]

Can't help this one I remember when Davenports delivered their beer in Jaguar cars, I worked for P J Evans on Granville St in the Rolls Royce/Jaguar service department right behind the Davenport brewery, the directors would bring in their cars and to help things along they always left a gigt in the boot.

rob excuse my ignorance but what is a gigt ??

lyn

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

rob excuse my ignorance but what is a gigt ??

lyn

Lyn so glad you asked, a gigt is what you get when you tap the g and not the f so you get a gift not a gift and you are unable to edit the post

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

Lyn so glad you asked, a gigt is what you get when you tap the g and not the f so you get a gift not a gift and you are unable to edit the post

I have no edit on my unsmart phone and big thumbs

 

[adap2it]

Dave A

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

Coaches section?

Loyd a reference to the question do you remember how Davenport's delivered their products, I remember the trucks, but working right behind the brewery separated by a r/r track the only time I had Davenport's beer delivered was in the boot of a Jaguar when they were bought in for warranty work or service as a thank you for doing a good job before we did the work so of course the directors of Davenport's always got the very best work

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

Dave A

What a treat had not heard the jungle in over 40 years, how about dropping a vase of the mantle and leaving it on the floor and opening a bottle of beer as every house wife in England would do, what a way to to market to woman because no man would be upset to find his beer gone and the wife tipsy or worse

 

[Oldun]

Davenports Brewery.

 

[Oldun]

Letter Heads.

 

[Maria Magenta]

This is a query from a new member, BigAl, which he sent to me but meant to put it on the main forum so I hope it's ok to post it here.

I'm trying to find anyone who knows anything about Horse Brasses related to this brewery. 60 years ago I found an old Horse Brass in a pigeon hole in a farmyard barn, which has C Davenports Limited B on the brass plate. I've searched several different sites to no avail. Does anyone recall ever seeing anything similar?

 

[Davenport]

This is a query from a new member, BigAl, which he sent to me but meant to put it on the main forum so I hope it's ok to post it here.

I'm trying to find anyone who knows anything about Horse Brasses related to this brewery. 60 years ago I found an old Horse Brass in a pigeon hole in a farmyard barn, which has C Davenports Limited B on the brass plate. I've searched several different sites to no avail. Does anyone recall ever seeing anything similar?

I’m not aware of a C Davenport in the brewing family.

 

[Terence David Lines]

My Grandfather John Dale used to make a lot of beer crates when they were wooden at his mill in Watery Lane Small Heath. I used to stencil them on a Saturday morning for him, it was his excuse to give my £5 to go the match and then to Woolworths Coventry Road to buy some dinky toys.

 

[mikejee]

This is a query from a new member, BigAl, which he sent to me but meant to put it on the main forum so I hope it's ok to post it here.

I'm trying to find anyone who knows anything about Horse Brasses related to this brewery. 60 years ago I found an old Horse Brass in a pigeon hole in a farmyard barn, which has C Davenports Limited B on the brass plate. I've searched several different sites to no avail. Does anyone recall ever seeing anything similar?

There was a Charles Davenport , fried fish dealer at 343 Summer Lane in 1908. But I would not have thought he would have had his own horse brasses

 

[addams]

worked in birmingham for a while at davenports brewery bath row for a electrical Co newtons not to far away
1973/4 my wife was a staff nurse in the A&E next door we lived near stoney lane

 

[Terence David Lines]

I remember stencilling the crates at my granddads for Davenports in Watery Lane.

 

[Covroad]

Davenports Brewery and offices Bath Row date unknown , an impressive building

 

[Covroad]

Davenports beer (mild) advert , like the way the ad says send a postcard (remember them?) or ask our van men very much a memory of those happier times.

 

[Biscayne]

This is a query from a new member, BigAl, which he sent to me but meant to put it on the main forum so I hope it's ok to post it here.

I'm trying to find anyone who knows anything about Horse Brasses related to this brewery. 60 years ago I found an old Horse Brass in a pigeon hole in a farmyard barn, which has C Davenports Limited B on the brass plate. I've searched several different sites to no avail. Does anyone recall ever seeing anything similar?

Nearly 2 years too late but hope this helps; There was a company called Davenports CB Limited which, according to the Davenports website, was set up to deal with the bottled beer and home delivery service. Here is a share certificate for CB, featuring Baron John Davenport's signature:

 

[Maria Magenta]

Thank you, I hope BigAl sees this. It's an interesting document.

 

[Richard Dye]

Nearly 2 years too late but hope this helps; There was a company called Davenports CB Limited which, according to the Davenports website, was set up to deal with the bottled beer and home delivery service. Here is a share certificate for CB, featuring Baron John Davenport's signature:

Were the customers shares for procurement by the customers?

 

[Biscayne]

Were the customers shares for procurement by the customers?

I would guess that this was the case. I have emailed Davenports (they have an email address for heritage enquiries) and attached a copy of the share certificate. I will post any reply I get.

 

[Richard Dye]

I would guess that this was the case. I have emailed Davenports (they have an email address for heritage enquiries) and attached a copy of the share certificate. I will post any reply I get.

Thank you!

 

[Dionysius//88]

I remember as a nipper staring through that arc shaped glass watching as the bottles passed and got filled up . It used to fascinate me as the bottles moved hither and thither along the line getting washed and sterilised and finally filled . I used to have this delivered for a time as a younger man to try and cut down on the pub bill . Thinking the price would be cheaper and of course you'd get the rebate on the returned bottles , I was thinking wrong folks , I didn't think it was that cheaper and if there was a rebate on returned bottles it was negligible . I suppose though when you're only earning a pittance nothing seems like a saving . Cheers

 

[Richard Dye]

I remember as a nipper staring through that arc shaped glass watching as the bottles passed and got filled up . It used to fascinate me as the bottles moved hither and thither along the line getting washed and sterilised and finally filled . I used to have this delivered for a time as a younger man to try and cut down on the pub bill . Thinking the price would be cheaper and of course you'd get the rebate on the returned bottles , I was thinking wrong folks , I didn't think it was that cheaper and if there was a rebate on returned bottles it was negligible . I suppose though when you're only earning a pittance nothing seems like a saving . Cheers

I think most of us have been there!