02/01/2012 by Lynn Pearson.

This is just to let you know that I’m writing a new book about the history, heritage and architecture of (mainly) English breweries. It is due for publication towards the end of 2013, and if you’d like to see how things are going and look at a few brewery photos, share in the research results and so on, there’s a little blog about the book that you can follow at http://builtforbrewing.wordpress.com - enjoy!

Lynn Pearson

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25/06/2009 by ARAUSTEN.

I am researching my family history, and trying to add to any information existing regarding Austen’s Regent Brewery in Ramsgate. We have a fair bit of information regarding its history, but would love to discover more photographs or labels / documents regarding the brewery. To date we have one photograph of the original Brewery building which was purchased by Fleets brewery circa 1900.

The information we do have is that the brewery started in the late 1700s in Broad Street, by 1850 the brewery moved to new premises in Belmont Street, which was called Regent Place, and for the next 70 years the building was known as the Regent Brewery. The brewery had two pubs the Golden Ball and King of Denmark but supplied many more.

Gardner’s of Ash first leased the brewery buildings and finally bought them in 1927 but concentrated brewing at Ash and the brewery site was converted into a large hall for concerts and dances before being demolished in the 1950s. The Golden Ball remained until the 1960s and the King of Denmark traded up until the 1990s when it became a Noodle Bar.

Gardner’s of Ash continued the Austen link when Claude Austen was head brewer up until the brewery was absorbed into the Whitbread/Fremlins empire and demolished.

If anyone knows anything more that would be great

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13/04/2009 by Matthew Tatnell.

I am a relation of the Pound family that, apparently, ran a brewery in Wiltshire at the same time as Arkell’s etc but I cannot find any information at all on the internet (possibly William Pound & Co.?)! Would anyone know anything that can kickstart my search? Many thanks 

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26/01/2009 by andycan.

The new brewery photos part of the web site is excellent. I am pleased that it provides addresses for the breweries - the Century book does not always do this and it is often very hard to find them, even if you know they are there somewhere!

For some of the breweries, only photos of the signs are given. Could you please also provide a general picture of the building to provide some context, e.g Moors and Robsons, Parkers and Richmond Brewery? I would make the same point for pubs showing defunct livery - I would like to see a picture of the pub as well as the individual sign or window.

Do we send brewery photos to the same address as that for defunct liveries of pubs?

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12/01/2009 by andycan.

I applaud the defunct brewery section and often refer to it before I visit a town to see if there is a pub worth seeing. I hope that the ‘brewery remains’ section you are starting can also be used by me in a similar fashion. For this reason the sites should be maintained up-to-date to reflect the current state of pubs and breweries.

The defunct brewery section shows photographic evidence of old brewery liveries, and also notes when these have been removed by a landlord or pub company. The photos are then usually removed. Should we not retain an archive of these so that we can see what these brewery liveries used to look like? There are thousands of photos out there that could be used for this. I have a number of photos that I have taken over the last 30 years that cannot be uploaded to the current site as the pubs no longer exhibit the old livery. History is therefore lost. We could index this archive in many ways, by location, by brewery, by date of photo for starters. I fear that the current site is going to get smaller and smaller as the pubs are “updated”.

I would apply the same logic to brewery, rather than pub,  photos. 

I presume it is not easy to upload all the old photos of pubs and breweries which exist as there is copyright on the photos, or does this expire at a certain age? However, at least members photos could be retained.

I would value discussion on such an archive, how far it should go back, and the photos that could be included in it.

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23/12/2008 by andycan.

 The Century book lists this brewery as still standing, but does not provide an address. Goring contains a row of cottages labelled Brewery Cottages, with a large building behind, which I assume to be the brewery. I have a couple of pictures but regret that I still cannot work out how to include them, although I have tried! If someone could tell me this I will add them. Now uploaded - Jeff.

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18/11/2008 by andycan.

You requested evidence of brewery buildings still surviving. According to the “Century” book the Fenstanton Brewery in Fenstanton, Cambs, is still standing. I went to check it out recently and confirm that it is! I have a couple of photos, but cannot work out how to attach them - this is my first blog posting!! If someone can help I will pass them to the BHS.

Andy

(NB Click on pictures to enlarge)

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

This is the BHS’ flagship book and contains brief details of over 10,000 British brewers that are known to have existed between 1890 and 2004.

By Norman Barber. Edited by Mike Brown and Ken Smith
ISBN 1 873966 11 3   A4 Paperback: published 2005

It is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. There is a special offer on this book for new members of the Society.

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

We are very keen to create a list on the BHS web site, similar to that for Defunct Brewery Livery, that covers any remaining brewery buildings and / or historic brewery plant in the UK.

Please post details, including the location, of ANY such buildings, or parts of buildings, or plant that you are aware of. If you have a photograph that would be an added bonus.

Many thanks

Jeff

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