London breweries 1979

1 opening, 1 closure, net change 0.

By the end of 1979, there were nine commercial breweries operating in London, including one brewpub, the first in the Firkin chain. 4 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

1. Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark
2. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
3. Godson Freeman & Wilmot E3, Tower Hamlets
4. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE1, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
5. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
6. Ind Coope (Allied Breweries N) RM1, Havering
7. Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets
8. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
9. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

• Mann Crossman & Paulin (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets

Other changes

• Ind Coope revives name of defunct London brewery Taylor Walker.

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

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