Grosvenor Brewery, Seacombe

Said to be one of Cheshire’s oldest breweries, its location is shown on the 1874-82 OS map. The brewery was owned/ operated by John Hall Wright & co in 1860 with various other owners over the years (P Evans & Co, then with Octavius Leatham as a partner, Hamer & Co, John Cattle, Leatham & co, Montgomery & Co). Enlarged and rebuilt in 1876 by its then owner, Paul Evans. In 1883 it had 11 pubs. Aldous & Bedford were registered owners from May 1895 but the company wound up in December 1897 at which time the brewer appeared to be John W. D. King. Taken over by Chester Lion Brewery (apparently owned by Thomas Montgomery from 1893) in 1898, stopped brewing shortly after and the property sold by auction in 1899. The Irving Theatre was built on the site, later known by many other names but still standing.