London breweries 1986

1 opening, 2 closures, net change -1.

By the end of 1986, there were 23 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. Battersea Brewery (Prince of Wales, Conway brewpubs) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
2. Brixton Brewery (Warrior, Conway brewpubs) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) E9, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
5. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) N7, Islington, brewpub
6. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
7. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
8. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
9. Godson & Chudley & Co E3, Tower Hamlets
10. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
11. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
12. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
13. Ind Coope (Allied Lyons N) RM1, Havering
14. Jolly Fenman (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) DA15, Bexley, brewpub
15. Market Brewery (Market Porter, Beach’s Ales) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
16. McDonnell’s (Queen Victoria) SE18, Greenwich, brewpub
17. Orange (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
18. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
19. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
20. Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets
21. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
22. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
23. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

• Barking Brewery IG11, Barking & Dagenham
• Burkes’s Brewery (Lion) CR0, Croydon, brewpub

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

⇦ 1985 | London breweries year by year | 1987 ⇨