Beer Culture with Des de Moor

4 revivals or opening, 2 closures, net change +2.

By the end of 1993, there were 20 commercial breweries operating in London, including 15 brewpubs. 15 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish & Newcastle M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Bishop’s Brewery SE1, Southwark (formerly Market Brewery) REVIVED!
3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
5. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub NEW!
6. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
7. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) N7, Islington, brewpub
8. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) WC2, Camden, brewpub NEW!
9. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
10. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
11. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub NEW!
12. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
13. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
14. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
15. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
16. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
17. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
18. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
19. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
20. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

• Duke of Norfolk (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub.
• Ind Coope (Carlsberg-Tetley M) RM1, Havering, production reallocated to Carlsberg-Tetley breweries outside London.

Other changes

• Market Brewery is revived on an adjacent site under new ownership as Bishop’s Brewery.

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

⇦ 1992 | London breweries year by year | 1994 ⇨

No openings, no closures, net change 0.

By the end of 1991, there were 17 commercial breweries operating in London, including 12 brewpubs. 13 were part of national groups (N), two part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish & Newcastle M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Duke of Norfolk (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
5. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) N7, Islington, brewpub
7. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
8. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
9. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
10. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
11. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
12. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
13. Ind Coope (Allied Lyons N) RM1, Havering
14. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
15. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Lyons N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
16. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
17. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Other changes

• Firkin Brewery and all its pubs sold by Stakis Leisure to Allied Lyons (Ind Coope).
• Grand Metropolitan completes sale of Watney breweries and brands. Clifton Inns and Stag brewery acquired by Scottish & Newcastle, who lease the Stag to Anheuser-Busch UK.

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

⇦ 1990 | London breweries year by year | 1992 ⇨

No openings, 5 suspensions or closures, net change -5.

By the end of 1989, there were 16 commercial breweries operating in London, including 11 brewpubs. 5 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

1. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) E9, Hackney, brewpub
2. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
3. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
4. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) N7, Islington, brewpub
5. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
6. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
7. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
8. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
9. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
10. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
11. Ind Coope (Allied Lyons N) RM1, Havering
12. Orange (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
13. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Midsummer Leisure) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
14. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
15. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
16. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Suspended this year

• Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney, brewing suspended in London, relocated to West Midlands as Pitfield Premier Ales and later suspended there too.

Closed this year

• Battersea Brewery (Prince of Wales, Conway brewpubs) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
• Brixton Brewery (Warrior, Conway brewpubs) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
• McDonnell’s (Antigallican) SE7, Greenwich, brewpub
• Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets

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

⇦ 1988 | London breweries year by year | 1990 ⇨

1 opening, 1 closure, net change 0.

By the end of 1987, there were 23 commercial breweries operating in London, including 16 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
4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
5. Flamingo and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub NEW!
6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) N7, Islington, brewpub
7. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
8. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
9. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
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 (Antigallican) SE7, 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

• Godson & Chudley & Co E3, Tower Hamlets

Other changes

• McDonnell’s moves brewery from Queen Victoria, SE18, to another pub under the same management, the Antigallican, SE7.

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

⇦ 1986 | London breweries year by year | 1988 ⇨

3 revivals and openings, 1 closure, net change +2.

By the end of 1985, there were 24 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. Barking Brewery IG11, Barking & Dagenham NEW!
2. Battersea Brewery (Prince of Wales, Conway brewpubs) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
3. Brixton Brewery (Warrior, Conway brewpubs) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
4. Burkes’s Brewery (Lion) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
5. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
6. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) N7, Islington, brewpub NEW!
7. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
8. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
9. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
10. Godson & Chudley & Co E3, Tower Hamlets
11. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
12. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
13. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
14. Ind Coope (Allied Lyons N) RM1, Havering
15. Jolly Fenman (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) DA15, Bexley, brewpub
16. Market Brewery (Market Porter, Beach’s Ales) SE1, Southwark, brewpub, REVIVED!
17. McDonnell’s (Queen Victoria) SE18, Greenwich, brewpub
18. Orange (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
19. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
20. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
21. Truman Hanbury & Buxton (Watney Mann Truman / Grand Metropolitan N) E1, Tower Hamlets
22. Watney Mann Truman (Grand Metropolitan N) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
23. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Watney / Grand Metropolitan N) WC1, Camden, brewpub NEW!
24. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

• Tooley Street Brewery SE1, Southwark

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

⇦ 1984 | London breweries year by year | 1986 ⇨