John Barras
In 1770 John Barras, a wealthy home brewer of Whickham, established a Brewery in Gateshead.
In
1884 John Barras jnr took over The Tyne Brewery and in 1890, with John
Barras as the major player, Newcastle Breweries was established...and
for a while Newcastle Brown Ale was brewed in Gateshead, where so called Newcastle Exhibition was born... a full circle.
John Barras in the Bath Lane premises
This label is in the year he got others to join him to create Newcastle Breweries
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John Barras Junior
John Barras jnr lived in Farnacres
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