The Hope Brewery (Claywheels Lane, S6 1LZ) was built for Thomas Carter’s Hope Brewery, opening in 1939. Following Luftwaffe damage at their Anchor Brewery, Henry Tomlinson and Company (founded 1891) merged with the Hope Brewery in 1942, forming Hope and Anchor Breweries.
They were famed for a Sheffield legend: Jubilee Stout. A 1952 reciprocal agreement with Canadian Breweries (CBL), led by President E.P. (Eddie) Taylor saw Jubilee Stout on sale in Canada and the initial entry of Carling Lager to the UK. By 1960 the company had ~250 tied outlets and the telegram address: Jubilee Sheffield.
Advertising included Kenneth Steel paintings which were reproduced on beer-mats, trays and posters. They also employed well-known magician, David Nixon (1919-1978), in a TV advert for Jubilee Stout. At the height of his career, Nixon was among the best-known magicians in the UK.
The brewery closed in 1994, by which time it was part of the Bass empire. The previous year, they produced the ‘Sheffield at Wembley’ celebration beer.
In the days of the steam locomotive LMS loco men frequenting pubs near the railway would often ask for a “5X” which was the LMS power classification of the “Jubilee” Class passenger locos! Needless to say they wanted a”Jubilee Stout”! It’s just something I remember from my younger days that has probably been long forgotten in today’s hectic world.