London breweries 1985

3 revivals and openings, 1 closure, net change +2.

By the end of 1985, there were 24 commercial breweries operating in London, including 15 brewpubs. 7 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

1. Barking Brewery IG11, Barking & Dagenham NEW!
2. Battersea Brewery (Prince of Wales, Conway brewpubs) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
3. Brixton Brewery (Warrior, Conway brewpubs) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
4. Burkes’s Brewery (Lion) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
5. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) N7, Islington, brewpub NEW!
7. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
8. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
9. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
10. Godson & Chudley & Co E3, Tower Hamlets
11. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
12. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
13. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
14. Ind Coope (Allied Lyons N) RM1, Havering
15. Jolly Fenman (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) DA15, Bexley, brewpub
16. Market Brewery (Market Porter, Beach’s Ales) SE1, Southwark, brewpub, REVIVED!
17. McDonnell’s (Queen Victoria) SE18, Greenwich, brewpub
18. Orange (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
19. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
20. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
21. Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets
22. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
23. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) WC1, Camden, brewpub NEW!
24. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

• Tooley Street Brewery SE1, Southwark

For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.

⇦ 1984 | London breweries year by year | 1986 ⇨