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London South-West (SW postal districts)
Defunct Brewery Livery

21 July 2008

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors Photo?
Gone?

London SW 1

Taylor Walker & Co Ltd - Barley Mow Brewery, Limehouse Pimlico, 171 Vauxhall Bridge Road Duchess of Clarence (former) Fine stone panel with a large raised stonework gun carriage trademark. Gone - reported demolished in 2002. BL 2001 .
GONE

London SW 1

H & G Simonds Ltd - Bridge Street, Reading St James's, 6 Bennet Street Blue Posts This pub was rebuilt in 1956. Included amongst the multiple signage around the pub is a 'hop leaf' symbol and lettering 'SIMONDS'. SRH photo 2008 Picture

London SW 1

Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London Westminster, 35 Willow Place Coach & Horses This pub was rebuilt in 1938 and features a Charrington's 'Flying Tankard' on its frontage. SRH photo 2007 Picture

London SW 1

Taylor Walker & Co Ltd - Barley Mow Brewery, Limehouse Westminster, 48 Parliament Street Red Lion Windows with gold lettering: the pub name and 'TAYLOR WALKER'. PM 2003; DT photo 2003 Picture

London SW 1

J Carter Wood & Co - Artillery Brewery, London SW1 Westminster, 2 Strutton Ground Strutton Arms (originally Kings Arms, also previously Graftons) High on the side wall is a large inscription 'THE KINGS ARMS ... WOOD & Co's ENTIRE'. The inscription is quite hard to see as it is dirty and unpainted and the pub now has a taller modern neighbour separated only by a narrow alley. Brewery needs confirmation. SRH 2006 .

London SW 2

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Streatham Hill, 2A Streatham Hill Crown & Sceptre Truman's fascia, lettering gold on red. Streatham Hill elevation - 'OFF LICENCE - CROWN & SCEPTRE - TRUMAN'S BURTON ALES'. Streatham Place elevation - 'TRUMAN'S LONDON & BURTON ALES - CROWN & SCEPTRE - SALOON'. The Truman signs are rather overwhelmed by the modern Wetherspoon signage. TACS; WRB photo 2003 Picture

London SW 4

H & G Simonds Ltd - Bridge Street, Reading Clapham, 2 The Polygon Rose & Crown Strap sign below top floor windows - pale gold on bottle green ground - 'SIMONDS NOTED ALES & STOUT'. Now a Greene King pub. RF/DP/DK 2003 .

London SW 6

Royal Brewery Ltd (Brentford) Ltd - Brentford Fulham, 17 Vanston Place Jolly Maltster Rebuilt by Royal Brewery 1900-1901. Three plaques with raised stone lettering referring to 'THE ROYAL BREWERY'. BL 2002 .

London SW 6

Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London Fulham, 425 New Kings Road Larrik (formerly Kings Arms) 1960s Charrington Ales signs, including a large neon letter sign on the end wall. Also 'KINGS ARMS 1888' in a panel on the curved frontage. Listed building. DK 2003; WRB photo 2006 Picture

London SW 6

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent West Brompton, 16 Seagrave Road Atlas The interior at the rear features panelling with lettering in gold advertising Truman's range of beers; plus TRUMAN'S lettering in the fixed mirror over a fireplace. CAMRA 2007 .

London SW 8

Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London Fulham, 563 Fulham Road White Hart Between the first and second floor windows, a large lettered sign - each letter fixed separately with neon tube on surface - 'CHARRINGTONS'. . .

London SW 9

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Brixton, 204 Ferndale Road Duke of Edinburgh A large 1930s pub by A E Sewell for Trumans. The exterior features 1970s branding, now very rare. Above the door is a roundel with the Truman eagle in a decorative stone panel. Inside, the bar-backs feature Truman lettering advertising the brewery's products, and there are at least two fixed mirrors with 'TRUMAN'S' above fireplaces. CAMRA 2007; KR photo 2008 Picture

London SW 9

John Lovibond & Sons Ltd - Greenwich and Salisbury Brixton, 28 Clapham Road Former pub This former pub is closed and has been used as a shop. On the side wall is a fine stone panel with lettering: 'JOHN LOVIBOND & SONS Ltd ... BEERS WINES SPIRITS TABLE WATERS ... BREWERIES GREENWICH & SALISBURY'. SRH photo 2007 Picture

London SW 9

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Stockwell, 90 Stockwell Road Plough (former) By A E Sewell for Trumans, 1930s. At first-floor level is a large faience tiled panel with a Truman eagle in a roundel, plus 'TRUMANS ... ESTd 1666'. Closed in 2008 for conversion to flats. KR photo 2007 Picture

London SW11

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Clapham Junction, 102 Lavender Hill Crown Lettering on exterior - 'TRUMAN HANBURY BUXTON'. JJ 2003 .

London SW14

Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London East Sheen, 1 Princes Road Queens Arms (former) No longer a pub. Corner building with a fine Charrington's tiled fascia: 'CHARRINGTON'S FINE ALES ... CHARRINGTON'S NOTED STOUT, BITTER, & BOTTLED BEERS.'. Between the windows is a tiled panel with the brewery's 'Anchor' trademark and '1757'. LBa photo 2007 Picture

London SW17

Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd - Kingston-upon-Thames Tooting, 148 Tooting High Street Trafalgar Arms By Joseph Hill for Hodgson's (Kingston) Brewery, 1930. Unusual art deco frontage with egg-shell glazed faience supplied from Hathern. High on the front elevation, relief lettering - 'HODGSON'S KINGSTON ALES' and 'HODGSON'S KINGSTON STOUT'. GB 2003; JSe photo 2005 Picture

London SW18

Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent Wandsworth, 107 Garrett Lane Horse & Groom Built 1911; more recently an 'Irish' pub. Two terracotta ovals on the front, one of which has a 'THB' monogram. KR 2007 .

London SW19

Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London Merton, 15 Merton High Street Nelson Arms Listed building with fabulous tiled frontage. Front fascia - 'CHARRINGTONS - THE NELSON ARMS - ALES AND STOUT'. Side fascia - 'CHARRINGTONS - ALES & STOUT'. Several pictorial tiles. JSe photo 2005 Picture

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