The company was originally based at Pole Street, Preston, Lancashire before moving to the Lion Brewery on Coniston Road, Blackburn in 1927, following the acquisition of Nuttall & Co.[1]
In 1984, the company acquired T & R Theakston Ltd. based in Masham.[1]
Matthew Brown was the subject of a hostile takeover in 1987 by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd. and ceased brewing in 1991.[1]