Robert Cain (brewer) on board a ship carrying palm oil from West Africa. After working out his indenture Cain returned to Liverpool in 1844 where he set himself up first as a cooper and soon after, as a brewer. According to Routledge he met Ann Newall, the daughter of James Newall, a shoemaker, and they were married on 4 April 1847 in St. Philip's Church, Hardman Street, Liverpool. He began brewing around 1848 on Limekiln Lane in the Scotland Road area, but soon expanded his operation to a nearby brewery on Wilton Street and finally moved to the existing Mersey Brewery (now known
Sarah Hughes Brewery 1951. Subsequently, her son, Alfred operated the brewery until 1957 when brewing ceased. It was reopened in 1987 by a grandson of Sarah Hughes. The brewery is situated at 129 Bilston St, Sedgley, West Midlands. It is attached to the Beacon Hotel which acts as the brewery tap. Sarah Hughes Brewery The Sarah Hughes Brewery is a brewery sited at Sedgley in the Black Country region of England. The brew house dates from the Victorian era. It was bought by Sarah Hughes in 1921 and brewed until 1957. The brewery re-opened in 1987. The Beacon Hotel and brew house dates