End of an era: Banks's Brewery ceases brewing after 150 years in Wolverhampton
Brewing has come to an end at the historic Banks’s Brewery in Wolverhampton - marking the end of an era after 150 years.
Having stood tall above the Wolverhampton skyline with its iconic chimney, the brewery has been an integral part of the city for more than a century, brewing beer since 1875.
But it brewed its final brew of Bank’s Bitter at the end of August, with the last workers on the site set to leave on September 30.
Bosses at Carlsberg Britvic, which owns the brewery, have remained tight-lipped about the last day of brewing to the bitter end - despite requests to film inside the iconic brewery one last time before it closes.
The company, which was formerly known as Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) before it acquired Britvic at the start of this year, announced in October 2024 that the brewery would be closing this autumn, putting 97 jobs at risk and marking the end of an era in its 150th year.
It has not yet confirmed details of job losses or shared a full timeline for the closure of the brewery and decommissioning of the city centre site but the company has promised an update on Thursday (September 4).
