Pickering Phipps
| Industry | Brewing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1801 |
| Founder | Pickering Phipps I |
| Headquarters | Northampton , England |
| Products | Beer |
Pickering Phipps denotes three successive generations—a father, his grandson, and great-grandson—who lived in Northampton, England, and were responsible for founding and growing the Phipps Brewery enterprise starting in 1801. The business remains operational today under the name Phipps NBC.
Pickering Phipps I
In 1801, Pickering Phipps (1772–1830) established a brewery located in Towcester, Northamptonshire. Later, in 1817, he inaugurated another brewery on Bridge Street in Northampton, situated close to the River Nene. This location is currently occupied by a substantial Carlsberg brewery designed by Danish architect Knud Munk and opened in 1973. He held the office of mayor of Northampton in 1821. Among his five sons, Richard and Thomas took over the family business, which was subsequently passed down to a grandson and great-grandson, both bearing the name Pickering Phipps.
Pickering Phipps II
Pickering Phipps II (1827–1890), son of Edward Phipps (who was the third son of Pickering I), served as mayor of Northampton between 1860 and 1866 and acted as a JP. Politically, he represented the Conservative Party as a MP for Northampton during 1874–1880, and later for South Northamptonshire from 1881 to 1885. In 1875, he commissioned the construction of Collingtree Grange, which has since been demolished; however, its entrance lodges remain visible along the A45 road.
Pickering Phipps III
Born in 1861, Pickering Phipps III became a director within the family company in 1886. The business erected new administrative offices at 8 Gold Street, Northampton in 1888. In tribute to Pickering II, the family funded the building of St Matthew's Church on Kettering Road in 1891. The neighborhood surrounding it, known as "Phippsville," emerged during the 1880s as an upscale residential area. Many of its large homes have since been converted into flats. The former residence of Pickering III on Cliftonville Road now functions as both headquarters and showroom for the Jeffery-West footwear company. He held the position of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1897 and sold the Collingtree Grange Estate to the Sears family in 1913.
Northampton pubs
In Northampton, both Pickering Phipps II and his political opponent, Liberal MP Charles Bradlaugh, have pubs named in their honor. A prominent example is the 'Sir Pickering Phipps' located on Wellingborough Road; this pub bears his name despite there being no evidence that he was ever knighted.