Hull Brewery

In 1782 Thomas Ward and John Firbank built a brewery on the corner of Posterngate and Dagger Lane.

The company embarked on a period of increased expansion, acquiring other brewers and bottlers, purchasing licensed houses and enlarging the Silvester Street site.

The Second World War led to another drop in trade, and many of the company's properties were damaged or destroyed during the Hull Blitz.

The Silvester Street brewery, however, remained intact, possibly because the German bomber pilots used its chimneys as a landmark.

In 1949 the company began producing "Anchor Export", a strong beer, designed to keep and travel well so that it could be taken aboard ships as part of their provisions.