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Isle of Wight
Defunct Brewery Livery

24 March 2008

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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

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