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England - Breweries
Banks's Brewery
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![001583B110 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/001583B110.jpeg)
![001883B082 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/001883B082.jpeg)
![000062B032 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/000062B032.jpeg)
![000221B025 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/000221B025.jpeg)
![000760B060 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/000760B060.jpeg)
![001377B099 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/001377B099.jpeg)
![001419B101 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/001419B101.jpeg)
![002026B121 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/002026B121.jpeg)
![002027B121 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/002027B121.jpeg)
![002030B121 Banks's Beer Glass](/Glass_Collection_Photos/002030B121.jpeg)
Additional Information
In 1840 Thomas Banks first established Banks & Co. as a firm of maltsters.
In 1875
Banks's and Co. began brewing at the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton.
In 1890 three local breweries, Banks and Co., George Thompson & Sons' Dudley Breweries and Charles Colonel Smith's Fox Brewery, amalgamated and formed The Wolverhampton & Dudley Brewery.
The company acquired many breweries over the years including Marston and Mansfield in 1999. In 2007 the Company changed its name from Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc to Marston's plc.
Some of the Brewery's Range
Banks's Bitter -
Banks's Mild -
Sunbeam - Launched as a guest ale in 2011 but was so popular it became a permanent beer the following year.
Banks's Barley Gold -
Over the years the brand identity is updated and re-launched with subtle changes, a change of Logo or a new font.
Sometimes this brand update is done by the new owners after a brewery has been sold, other times just to give the brand a fresh new look on the ever growing market.
Below are some notes to help identify some of these changes and an aid to reference the year of the glass.
![Old Brewery Logo](Extra_Info/01Bankss_Logo.jpeg)
Banks's Logo
Date ??
![Old Brewery Logo](Extra_Info/02Bankss_2017Logo.jpeg)
Banks's Logo
2017 to Date
(2017 Shown)
![Banks's Beer Mat 1 Front](Extra_Info/01F_Bankss_Beermat.jpeg)
![Hanson's Beer Mat 1 Back](Extra_Info/01R_Bankss_Beermat.jpeg)
A Banks's Draught Bitter beer mat with Hanson's Special Stout on the rear. The Wolverhampton & Dudley Brewery acquired Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd. of Dudley in 1943, which was then closed in 1992. From Vince Barney August 2021
(Circa 1980s)