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London breweries 1983

4 openings, 3 closures, net change +1.

By the end of 1983, there were 19 commercial breweries operating in London, including 10 brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Battersea Brewery (Prince of Wales, Conway brewpubs) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW! Burkes’s Brewery […]

London breweries 1982

3 openings, 2 closures, net change +1.

By the end of 1982, there were 18 commercial breweries operating in London, including seven brewpubs. 3 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Burkes’s Brewery (Lion) CR0, Croydon, brewpub Chudley & Co W9, Westminster Fox and […]

London breweries 1981

6 openings, 1 closure, net change +5.

By the end of 1981, there were 17 commercial breweries operating in London, including eight brewpubs. 3 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Burkes’s Brewery (Lion) CR0, Croydon, brewpub NEW! Chudley & Co W9, Westminster NEW! […]

Conway brewpubs

Brixton Brewery (1980s), London SW9

Closed brewpubs

Battersea BreweryPrince of Wales, 339 Battersea Park Road SW11 4LS (Wandsworth)First sold beer: August 1983Ceased brewing: 1989

Brixton BreweryThe Warrior, 242 Coldharbour Lane SW9 8SE (Lambeth)First sold beer: 1984Ceased brewing: 1989

Note: both these breweries were entirely unrelated to the current Battersea Brewery […]

McDonnell’s

McDonnell’s, London SE18.

Brewpubs closed or no longer brewing

Queen Victoria, 118 Wellington Street SE18 6XY (Greenwich)First sold beer: October 1983Ceased brewing: November 1987

Antigallican (McDonnells Free House), 428 Woolwich Road SE7 8SU (Greenwich)First sold beer: December 1987Ceased brewing: 1989

Licensee John McDonnell installed a malt extract brewery at his […]

Windsor Castle

The Windsor Castle, London N2, in 2023.

Brewpub no longer brewing

The Walks, Church Lane N2 8DL (Barnet)First sold beer: September 1981Ceased brewing: 1983

Despite having no previous relevant experience, licensee David Eaves began brewing, likely using extract, at this attractively cottagey East Finchley pub, then a free house, in 1981. […]

Burke’s Brewery (Lion)

Burke’s Brewery, Croydon CR0 (London)

Closed brewpub

Lion Inn, 182 Pawsons Road, Croydon CR0 2QD (Croydon)First sold beer: December 1981Ceased brewing: 1986

The Burke Family installed a 10 hl brewery, likely full mash, at the Lion Inn in Croydon in 1981 to supply the pub and two other free houses they […]

London breweries 1980

3 openings, no closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1980, there were 12 commercial breweries operating in London, including three brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub […]

Union Brewery

B&W Beer Company (Union Brewery), Hayes UB3 (London)

Also known as B&W Beer Company. Formerly Roger Booth Brewpubs.

Closed brewery and brewpubs

Iron Bridge Tavern477 East India Dock Road E14 0GJ (Tower Hamlets)First sold beer: December 1980Ceased brewing: August 1982

King of Beasts65 Graham Street N1 8LA (Islington)First sold beer: […]

Bridge Brewery

Simon’s Tower Bridge Brewery, London SE1

Formerly Simon’s Tower Bridge Brewery, Tower Brewery

Closed brewery218 Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP (Southwark)First sold beer: February 1980Ceased brewing: by December 1983

Following the example of Godson’s and the Goose and Firkin brewpub, former local government finance officer Simon Hosking set up London’s second […]