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London breweries 1988

No openings, 2 closures, net change -2.

By the end of 1988, there were 21 commercial breweries operating in London, including 14 brewpubs. 6 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,
  2. Brixton Brewery (Warrior, Conway brewpubs) SW9, Lambeth,
  3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) E9, Hackney,
  4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea,
  5. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames,
  6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) N7, Islington,
  7. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  8. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  9. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  10. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) 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) RM1, Havering
  14. McDonnell’s (Antigallican) SE7, Greenwich, brewpub
  15. Orange (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  16. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  17. Pitfield Brewery N1,
  18. Truman Hanbury & Buxton ( Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Hamlets
  19. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  20. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  21. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Suspended this year

  • Market Brewery (Market Porter, Beach’s Ales) SE1, Southwark, brewpub

Closed this year

  • Jolly Fenman (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) DA15, Bexley, brewpub

Other changes

  • Firkin Brewery and all its sold to Midsummer Leisure, except Flamingo and Firkin, which reverts to Watney’s / Grand Metropolitan ownership and becomes Flamingo Brewery, part of Clifton Inns.

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

⇦ 1987 | London breweries year by year | 1989 ⇨

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