Mitchells & Butlers Brewery

[4] Another brewery, opened by a completely different William Butler, in 1874, at Springfield in Wolverhampton, also became part of M&B in 1960.

The site is now occupied by a campus of the University of Wolverhampton, with some original buildings, including the ornate entrance arch, retained.

[3] With the brand under ownership of Coors Brewers, the Cape Hill brewery closed in 2002 with production switched to Burton upon Trent.

[8] The brewery was demolished in 2005,[4] and the site is now a housing estate, although the Mitchell & Butler war memorial, built in 1920, has been retained and restored.

[10] A descendant company, which manages pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom, is still known as Mitchells & Butlers, and is based in Birmingham.

The derelict Springfield Brewery, seen through its entrance arch in 2013
An original Mitchells & Butlers Brewery pub, The Queens Arms, in central Birmingham