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London breweries 1988

No openings, 2 closures, net change -2.

By the end of 1988, there were 21 commercial operating in London, including 14 brewpubs. 6 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These 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 / Midsummer Leisure) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  5. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) KT2, upon Thames, brewpub
  6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) N7, Islington, brewpub
  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,
  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, Hackney
  18. Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower 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,

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

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

⇦ 1987 | London breweries year by year | 1989 ⇨

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