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Dorset - Gillingham, Matthews & Co, Wyke Brewery

Matthews & Co, Wyke Brewery. Founded 1750. Acquired by Hall & Woodhouse Ltd in 1963 with 61 tied houses and closed. Partly demolished 1985, the remainder converted to multiple residential use in 1988 - this part having been built ca.1860.
Reference:
A Century of British Brewers Plus - 1890 to 2004. Brewery History Society, 2005.
These images from 'Bank House Kennels', October 2009:

Gillingham, Wyke Brewery

Gillingham, Wyke Brewery


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