Brass 23.2mm.  BROMPTON STEAM BREWERY around, MALVERN in centre.  R  1D in centre within inner circle, an olive wreath around. Whitmore* 3030.  Strong GF and without the nasty staining that afflicts most of the tokens from the small hoard of these tokens that were found in 1986, 30 years ago.

*Worcestershire Inn Tokens  John A Whitmore. 1988.  PB 220 pages with b&w illustrations throughout.  ISBN 0951325701. (See this website No 11202 for a copy).

The Brompton Steam Brewery was run by James Allen & Son in 1868.  It later became Allen Brothers, and subsequently amalgamated with the Royal Well Brewery.

Malvern is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The centre of Malvern, Great Malvern, is a historic conservation area, which grew dramatically in Victorian times due to the natural mineral water springs in the vicinity, including Malvern Water.

Seen offered on e-bay (with nasty stain) for £49

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Malvern - Worcestershire -  Brompton Steam Brewery - Pub checks and refreshment tokens - James Allen & Son