Country’s last brewery cooper given honour

A Masham brewery cooper’s 20 years of dedication and service to the ancient craft has been honoured by one of London’s oldest and best known trade organisations.
T & R Theakston Ltd Cooper Jonathan Manby (third from left) after being invested into the livery by Ian Frood, Master of the Worshipful Company of CoopersT & R Theakston Ltd Cooper Jonathan Manby (third from left) after being invested into the livery by Ian Frood, Master of the Worshipful Company of Coopers
T & R Theakston Ltd Cooper Jonathan Manby (third from left) after being invested into the livery by Ian Frood, Master of the Worshipful Company of Coopers

Jonathan Manby is the country’s last remaining brewery-based craft cooper and has worked at T&R Theakston Ltd’s since 1995. He can now claim to be a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Coopers, which among its may privileges, includes the ability to vote for the Lord Mayor of London.

Mr Manby said: “There aren’t many craft coopers left in the UK, and while a lot of the Worshipful Company of Cooper’s work is primarily concerned with charity, it still plays an important role in protecting and prolonging the practice of this trade.”

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