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, 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, Kingston 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, 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, 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, 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 pubs 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 ⇨