Description and History of Site:-
The site of he brewery is occupied by modern houses. Only the name, Brewery Street, provides a clue as to the existence of the Albert Springs concern. The proprietor's house stood on the block below at the end of Iona Place, but it too has been replaced by newer dwellings. Small 25 barrel brewery with its own malt kiln established in 1863 by Mr John Sykes following the dissolution of his partnership with Joseph Horner at the nearby Woodlands Brewery (qv). He also built Fern Field House for his own use. Ill health forced the sale of the brewery in late 1877 along with thirteen licensed houses which passed to Samuel Webster & Sons. It is not known to what use the brewery premises were subsequently put, but all has now been demolished and replaced by new houses.

Further Reading and References:-
P.W.Robinson, Breweries of Northowram', A History of Northowram Township from 1800, Northowram, 2014, p. 302.
P.W.Robinson, A History of the Fountain Head Brewery, (unpublished, copy deposited with Calderdale Central Library, Reference Dept.), pp. 82-84, 235.

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Viewing the Site :- No public access. The site can be viewed from Iona Street.

Address :- Iona Street/Brewery Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6JD
Grid Ref :- SE 09025 26539
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.735165 , Long -1.864667
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1863 - 1877
Record Date :- 8 August 2016

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