Melbourne Brewery Signs

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 14 May, 2007 10:23 pm

Melbourne certainly did supply the off-trade ;see for instance this image on Leodis;http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... LAY=FULLor this one;http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... =FULLSadly, though, I've yet to discover a surviving example - it would be a bit of a holy grail to me!Melbourne seemed to like advertising on trams such as this example;http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... FULLHere's a photo of the brewery on Regent street - where Maplins and Christopher Pratts shops now are.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

20522tay · Post by **20522tay** » Mon 14 May, 2007 11:27 pm

My favourite Melbourne pub

20522tay · Post by **20522tay** » Mon 14 May, 2007 11:29 pm

I spotted this one today

20522tay · Post by **20522tay** » Mon 14 May, 2007 11:30 pm

The front of the building

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 14 May, 2007 11:35 pm

There's a Melbourne Brewery window sign inside the Rising Sun on Kirkstall Road.Have you ever seen Strattons or Strettons on your travels?There used to be a pub on Stanningley Road called the HuddersfieldArms which had that name on one of the windows.The pub is now re-named and the window proberbly long gone.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 14 May, 2007 11:36 pm

Thanks for those 20522 tay - I cant believe I overlooked the painted sign at the Palace - I drive past it - on the other side- almost every day!!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 15 May, 2007 10:58 pm

stevief wrote: There's a Melbourne Brewery window sign inside the Rising Sun on Kirkstall Road.Have you ever seen Strattons or Strettons on your travels?There used to be a pub on Stanningley Road called the HuddersfieldArms which had that name on one of the windows.The pub is now re-named and the window proberbly long gone. Thanks for that - I'll check out the rising sun - I wasn't aware of it.I do remember the Strettons (I think) sign - the pub is now the 'jug and barrel'So many of these old signs are disappearing - I remember for instance some superb ' Ramsdens Stone Trough' signs at the Brick on Tong Road that were ripped out 10-15 years ago - criminal!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 15 May, 2007 10:59 pm

My own picture of the Palace sign in close-up.This is fantastic , but it must have been restored at some stage - its too pristine to be 50 or more years old. Whoever did it did a very good job though.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 15 May, 2007 11:08 pm

This is inside the Palace - on a wooden panel To the right of the entrance at the extreme right of the building. Theres the 'Twin' of this on the other side (a 'rightie' and a 'leftie' !)I wonder if these were always in this location, which is a little tucked away or if they've been relocated at some stage . they are in brilliant condition.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 15 May, 2007 11:13 pm

If only I could remove that Blue sign guess what I'd find?!http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL