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Windsor Castle

The Windsor Castle, London N2, in 2023.

Brewpub no longer brewing

The Walks, Church Lane N2 8DL (Barnet)First sold beer: September 1981Ceased brewing: 1983

Despite having no previous relevant experience, licensee David Eaves began brewing, likely using extract, at this attractively cottagey East Finchley pub, then a free house, in 1981. […]

Burke’s Brewery (Lion)

Burke’s Brewery, Croydon CR0 (London)

Closed brewpub

Lion Inn, 182 Pawsons Road, Croydon CR0 2QD (Croydon)First sold beer: December 1981Ceased brewing: 1986

The Burke Family installed a 10 hl brewery, likely full mash, at the Lion Inn in Croydon in 1981 to supply the pub and two other free houses they […]

London breweries 1980

3 openings, no closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1980, there were 12 commercial breweries operating in London, including three brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub […]

Union Brewery

B&W Beer Company (Union Brewery), Hayes UB3 (London)

Also known as B&W Beer Company. Formerly Roger Booth Brewpubs.

Closed brewery and brewpubs

Iron Bridge Tavern477 East India Dock Road E14 0GJ (Tower Hamlets)First sold beer: December 1980Ceased brewing: August 1982

King of Beasts65 Graham Street N1 8LA (Islington)First sold beer: […]

Bridge Brewery

Simon’s Tower Bridge Brewery, London SE1

Formerly Simon’s Tower Bridge Brewery, Tower Brewery

Closed brewery218 Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP (Southwark)First sold beer: February 1980Ceased brewing: by December 1983

Following the example of Godson’s and the Goose and Firkin brewpub, former local government finance officer Simon Hosking set up London’s second […]

London breweries 1979

1 opening, 1 closure, net change 0.

By the end of 1979, there were nine commercial breweries operating in London, including one brewpub, the first in the Firkin chain. 4 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fuller, Smith […]

London breweries 1978

No openings, no closures, net change 0.

By the end of 1978, there were nine commercial breweries operating in London, none of them brewpubs. 5 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow Godson […]

London breweries 1977

1 opening, no closures, net change +1.

By the end of 1977, there were nine commercial breweries operating in London, none of them brewpubs. 5 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow Godson […]

Godson & Chudley & Co

Godson’s Black Horse Brewery, London E3

Formerly Godson Freeman & Wilmot. Includes information for Chudley & Co.

Closed breweriesOriginal site (Godson): Black Horse Brewery, Atherden Works, Atherden Road E5 0QP (Hackney)Second site (Godson): Albany Works, Gunmakers Lane E3 5SB (Tower Hamlets)Original site (Chudley): 1a Saltram Crescent W9 3JR (Westminster)Last site: Black Horse […]

London breweries 1976

No openings, 1 closure, net change -1.

By the end of 1976, there were eight commercial breweries operating in London, none of them brewpubs. 5 were part of national groups (N), one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

Courage Brewery N SE1, Southwark Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow Guinness Park Royal […]