The company was established by
Peter Walker in 1846, when he acquired Pemberton's Brewery in
Warrington and, having admitted his son
Andrew to the business, started trading as Peter Walker & Son. The company became Walkers of Warrington in 1864. It merged with
Cains Brewery to form Walker Cains in 1921, and then with
Joshua Tetley & Son to form
Tetley Walker in 1960. ==Sources==