| AdminHistory | The Batham Brewery came into existence when an unemployed coal miner, Daniel Batham became the landlord of the White Horse Inn and Brewhouse at 41 High Street, Cradley, between 1870 and 1882. His wife Charlotte already had a reputation as a talented home brewer. He held the licence from 1882 to 1922. Daniel was joined in the brewing business by his sons Daniel and Caleb. Ale brewed at the White Horse was distributed across the Black Country, in areas as wide as Stourbridge, Dudley, West Bromwich, Tipton, Coseley, and Walsall.
The Business expanded gradually with the purchase of, amongst others,:
The King William Beerhouse at 9 Cole Street, Darby End in 1904, sold in 1921,
The Vine Inn at Delph Lane in 1905,
The Royal Oak Inn Beerhouse, Upper High Street, Lye in 1923, sold in 1930,
The Bird In the Hand, 139 Hagley Road, Oldswinford in 1926, sold in 1948,
The Brickmaker's Arms, 58 Dudley Road, Lye in 1926, sold in 1940,
Leased the Spread Eagle Inn at 2 High Street, Brierley Hill, sold in 1946,
The Fountain Inn, Victoria Street, Quarry Bank in 1931, sold in 1933,
Leased the Railway Tavern, Grainger's Lane, Cradley Heath in 1932, sold in 1940, but Batham's continued the lease.
Leased the Hare and Hounds, Broadwaters, Kiddiminster in 1939, purchased it in 1950,
The Lamp Tavern, Queen's Cross, Dudley in 1950,
The Swan Inn, Chaddersley Corbett in 1951.
Most of these premises had their own brewing facilities but the main brewery was at the Vine Inn. The firm was still going strong as a family concern in 1992. |