| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | More Info? Gone? |
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Isle of Wight |
W B Mew Langton & Co Ltd - Newport IOW | Cowes, 176 Newport Road | Kingston | CAMRA Portsmouth magazine 2001 describes the interior. Has a leaded glass window panel above the bar: 'MEW LANGTON'S ALES & STOUT'. | CAMRA 2001; JSe photo 2002 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
Brickwoods Ltd - Portsmouth Brewery, Admiralty Road, Portsea | Cowes, St Mary Street | Old Mayflower Inn (former) | Tiled frontage with typical Brickwood's mosaic fascia - white lettering on red background: 'BRICKWOODS BRILLIANT ALES & STOUT'. Formerly owned by William Waterman's St Mary's Brewery which was acquired by Brickwoods in 1919. | JSe photo 2002 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
W B Mew Langton & Co Ltd - Newport IOW | Cowes, 24-26 Terminus Road | Wheatsheaf (former) | A fading sign on one end wall - black lettering on white background: 'WHEATSHEAF ... MEW'S ALES ... FULLY LICENSED'. Converted to residential use. | JSe 2002; SP 2004; SRH photo 2006 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
W B Mew Langton & Co Ltd - Newport IOW | Freshwater, Princes Road | Prince of Wales | Has a 'MEWS' board sign applied over the corner entrance (not sure whether original or a replacement). | SP 2004 | . |
Isle of Wight |
Probably George Raggett & Sons Ltd, London SE1. | Ryde, 53 Union Street | Bar 53: formerly Yelf’s Tap and Cellar | At the rear, is a fading painted sign: 'GUINNESS & RAGGETT'S STOUTS'. It is thought that Raggetts became a subsidiary of Barclay Perkins in about 1953 or 1964: they may have been brewers, or commissioned their 'Nourishing Stout' from other brewers. | SP photo 2005 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
Louisa Lake's Eagle Brewery - Ryde IOW | Ryde, 44 High Street | Eagle Hotel (former - now retail) | Lake's Eagle Brewery was located behind the hotel. Mounted on the parapet of the building is a fine carved eagle. The brewery was acquired by Edward Sweetman in 1877 and closed; Sweetman rebuilt the frontage in the 1890s. | SP photo 2005 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
Edward Sweetman - Ryde IOW | Ryde, 44 High Street | Eagle Hotel (former - now retail) | At the top of each of the side pilasters, a stone panel with 'ES' in decorative lettering. | SP photo 2005 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
W B Mew Langton & Co Ltd - Newport IOW | Ryde, 51 Upton Road | Lake Huron | A fading sign painted on the north end wall - '(MEW) LANGTONS - BREWERS TO HIS MAJESTY - (part missing) STOUT WINES & SPIRITS'. The left-hand part of the sign is missing due to the insertion of a first-floor window. This sign was painted over an earlier sign - 19c photographs reveal it displayed 'SWEETMAN'S SUPERIOR ALES & STOUT'. | JSe 2002; SP photo 2005 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
Henry Charles & Walter Sweetman, Ryde IOW | Ryde, 51 Upton Road | Lake Huron | Very faint: painted sign on the south end wall - 'SWEETMANS' - remainder illegible. Mew Langtons acquired Sweetmans in 1920. | JSe photo 2002; SP 2005 | Picture |
Isle of Wight |
Corbould - Ventnor IOW | Ventnor, High Street | Blenheim | Once owned by Corboulds, who were early owners of Burt's Brewery in Ventnor. The Corbould name still exists in mosaic on the floor outside the front entrance: 'CORBOULD ... WINE MERCHANT'. | JSe photo 2002; SP 2004 | Picture |