| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dorset |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Blandford Forum, West Street | Crown & Anchor | Has a timber canopy over the front door with 'BASS' lettering each side (one side damaged). | SP photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Boscombe, Ashley Road | Portman Hotel | 'EP' shield, probably plaster mounted on cornice, buff with red lettering. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Charles E Ellis - Town Brewery, Wimborne | Bournemouth, Magna Road | Bear Cross Hotel | Blind dormer supporting a chimney at the north end currently covered by a signboard with the hotel name; underneath initials 'CS' and date 1931 picked out in contrasting bricks. Query: are the initials 'CE'? | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Bournemouth, Poole Hill | Branksome Arms | 'EP' tiled crest. | TACS Jnl vol 8 | . |
Dorset |
Marston's Dolphin Brewery Ltd - Poole | Bournemouth, Holdenhurst Road | Dolphin | Recessed stone panel in gable with trademark coat of arms in bold relief, surmounted by a datestone - 1885. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Marston's Dolphin Brewery Ltd - Poole | Bournemouth, Columbia Road | Ensbury Park Hotel | White faience on corner with dolphin crest in bold relief and pub name; presently covered by hardboard to carry posters. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Marston's Dolphin Brewery Ltd - Poole | Bournemouth, 27 West Hill Road | Goat & Triangle (formerly the Pembroke Arms) | Green tiled frontage with art-nouveau dolphins on vertical pillars and on frieze beneath windows. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
George Habgood Son - Julian Brewery, Wimborne | Bournemouth, Fisherman's Walk | Malt & Hops (formerly the Pinecliff) | Two cast iron lion's heads flanking a bay window, survivors of three which held supporting rods supporting a canopy over the hotel entrance. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Bridport, 16 Barrack Street | Tiger | Etched window - one centre light - highly ornate Victorian cipher - 'J G & Son'. The side windows have 'PRIVATE ... BAR'. | RF 2003; SP photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Cerne Abbas, 24 Long Street | Red Lion (renamed The Giant) | A series of leaded windows - 'J. GROVES & SONS ... ALES ... STOUT'. | SG 2001; TB 2008 | . |
Dorset |
Hambridge Brewery Ltd - Curry Rivel, Somerset | Chedington | Winyards Gap Inn | 'HB' monogram in ironwork of inn sign. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Strong & Co Ltd - Horsefair Brewery, Romsey | Christchurch, 60 Bargates | Royalty Inn (formerly Red Lion) | The former Strong's etched windows have been brought inside and re-erected as interior screens in the modernised interior. Was formerly a King of Christchurch (closed 1890) house. | RF 2008 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, Weymouth Avenue | Eldridge Pope Brewery (former) | Various signs survive: letter signs on the fascia; several examples of 'EP & Co' in stone shields. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, Road to Yeovil & Sherborne | Marabout Castle (closed) | Plaster cast shield and 'EP' monogram flanked by '& Co' at base. | BL 2001 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, South Street | New Inn (de-licensed) | Decorative brick raised panel on the end wall in deteriorating condition. Incorporates the pub name, 'EP' in a shield and '& Co' around. | SG 2001; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, 20 High West Street | Royal Oak | Plaster cast shield with 'EP' monogram inside and '& Co' outside - with decorative surrounds of acorns and grape vines. Now a J D Wetherspoon's pub. | SG 2001; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, off Weymouth Avenue | The new Dorchester South Station | Pictorial tiled panel depicting the town. At the top a shield with 'EP', then 'Welcome to DORCHESTER'. At the bottom: 'HOME OF ELDRIDGE POPE & Co plc'. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Dorchester, Maud Road | Victoria Hotel | Stone tablet top right hand of front elevation with an 'EP' monogram in a shield - rather eroded - and the date 1899 below. Also a car park sign and a lantern incorporating 'EP' shields and 'ELDRIDGE POPE'. | RF 2000; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Easton (Portland), 49 Straits | Corner House | Two etched windows - 'EP' shield logo above Eldridge & Pope. | BL 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Gibbs Mew & Co Ltd - Salisbury | Easton (Portland) | Punchbowl | Coloured plaque - trade mark - 'GIBBS MEWS'. | BL 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Fortuneswell (Portland), Castletown | Albert (renamed Green Shutters) | Between the second floor windows is a panel with a shield containing 'EP & Co..' monogram - red on green. | BL 2002; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Fortuneswell (Portland), 17 Fortuneswell | Britannia Inn | Fine plasterwork crescent decoration with an 'EP & Co' motif. Plaster diamond containing a shield bearing 'EP' monogram surrounded by decorative work and '& Co'. The pub has other fine plaster work; plus a large modern letter sign 'ELDRIDGE POPE Co Ltd'. | BL 2002; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Fortuneswell (Portland), Chiswell | Cove House | In the porch, a Brilliant Sign Co tablet: 'BY ROYAL WARRANT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V ... JOHN DEVENISH ... GOOD FOOD & FINE ALES ... ESTABLISHED 1742'. | BL 2002; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Fortuneswell (Portland), Castletown | Jolly Sailor | On the east wall, a fading painted sign, white lettering on green: 'Devenish ... JOLLY SAILOR'. | BL 2002; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Fortuneswell (Portland), 88 Chiswell | Kings Arms (former) | A stone tablet - the letters chipped off and rubbed down but just discernable 'JOHN GROVES & SONS LIMITED'. The pub was closed in 1972. | RF 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Gibbs Mew & Co Ltd - Salisbury | Fortuneswell (Portland), Castletown | Portland Roads Hotel | Painted fascia with modern Gibbs Mew signs. | BL 2002; WRB 2006 | . |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Fortuneswell (Portland), Castletown | Portland Roads Hotel | Fine yellow and brown tiled faience between the second and third floors with 'J A DEVENISH & Co'. Above, the pediment contains a shield with 'D & Co'. Faience by Burmantofts of Leeds. | BL photo 2002; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Fortuneswell (Portland), 27 Queens Road | Royal Standard (former) | Semi-basement level (not original position!) - stone tablet 'JOHN GROVES & SONS LTD'. | RF 2003 | . |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Fortuneswell (Portland), 10 Castletown | Sailors Return (former) | On the fascia, the end stops on console brackets are embossed 'JG 1901'. Pub closed 1971-1974: now apartments. | RF 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Hamworthy, 21 Blandford Road | Potters Arms | Raised lettering on the front gable: 'THE POTTERS ARMS. ... ELDRIDGE POPE & CO. LTD. ... DORCHESTER ALES'. | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
Dorset |
West Country Breweries Ltd - Cheltenham | Huntingford | Rose (former) | Ceramic plaque: 'WEST COUNTRY ALES - 1760 - BEST IN THE WEST'. The pub closed in 1965. | GS 2005 | . |
Dorset |
Strong & Co Ltd - Horsefair Brewery, Romsey | Iford, Old Bridge Road | Iford Bridge Tavern | Buff mosaic panel in gable with 'STRONG'S ROMSEY ALES' in chocolate; dates from 1890s and partially screened by an extension - reasonable view possible from the open ground across the road. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate | Pamphill, Vine Hill | Vine | A painted board sign has evidence of its days as a Whitbread pub, including 'Strong Country Bitter ... Tankard Bitter ... Trophy Bitter'. | SP photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Poole, Lagland Street | Foundry Arms | On an end wall is a faded painted sign with 'ELDRIDGE POPE & CO LTD - DORCHESTER ALES'. | SP 2005 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Poole, 230 High Street | George Hotel | Two corner panels in stone with the pub name and 'EP' in a shield above. | GB 2002; SP 2005 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Poole, Wimborne Road | New Inn | Concrete 'EP' roundels set in brickwork of both gable ends and 'EP' shields forming end stops on fascia. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Marston's Dolphin Brewery Ltd - Poole | Poole, Old Orchard | Swan | Has a marvellous frontage of green glazed bricks; lovely cream tiled fascia with two swan illustrations and brown lettering: 'MARSTON'S POOLE ALES - THE SWAN INN - WINES & SPIRITS'. Glazed Dolphin as the keystone in arch of doorway. Under threat of redevelopment in 2006. | SG 2001; BL 2003; SP 2005; RF 2006; WRi photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Dorsetshire Brewery Co (Sherborne) Ltd | Sherborne, Bristol Road B3145 | Mermaid | Stone plaque 'THE MERMAID HOTEL THE DORSETSHIRE BREWERY CO (SHERBORNE) LTD'. | SG 2001 | . |
Dorset |
Woolmington Brothers - Sherborne, Dorset | Sherborne, South Street | Pageant | High on a gable just below the roof line a shield in stone with the motif 'I W'. J Young in Old Dorset Brewers lists Isaac Woolmington brewer 1855-71. The old brewery has been converted into flats. | SG 2001 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Southbourne, 139 Cranleigh Road | Athelstan Arms | Square stone tablet crowning corner elevation with raised 'EP' shield and date 1931. | RF 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Wareham, 14 South Street | Black Bear Hotel | An Eldridge Pope lantern including 'EP' shields. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Wareham, Northport | Railway Hotel - renamed Monsoon | Etched windows - 'DEVENISH ALES' - installed after the takeover of Groves. | RF 2003; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, St Mary Street | Black Dog | A Brilliant Sign Co plaque: 'BY ROYAL WARRANT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V ... JOHN DEVENISH ... GOOD FOOD & FINE ALES ... ESTABLISHED 1742'. 'Devenish' name on the hanging sign. A listed building. | PE 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, High Street West | Boot | Large black panel on gable - white lettering- 'THE BOOT', 'DCo' monogram, 'FINE ALES AND STOUT ... WINES AND SPIRITS'. | RF 2003; PE 2004; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Gibbs Mew & Co Ltd - Salisbury | Weymouth, Sandsfoot | Castle Inn | Board above door 'A GIBBS MEW HOUSE'. | BL 2002 | . |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, Gloucester Street | Cork & Bottle | A Brilliant Sign Co plaque: 'BY ROYAL WARRANT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V ... JOHN DEVENISH ... GOOD FOOD & FINE ALES ... ESTABLISHED 1742'. Deteriorating condition. | PE 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Weymouth, 51 Park Street | Duke of Albany | 'EP & Co' monogram in a shield in fine decorative etched windows. | PE 2004; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth | George | Brilliant Sign Co Ltd tablet: John Devenish. Reported removed. | SG 2003 | . GONE |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, 15 Trinity Road | Kings Arms | Brilliant Sign Co tablet - 'John Devenish'- By Royal Warrant to His Majesty King George V. Removed - Yet to check whether it is inside the pub. | BL 2001; BL 2002 | . GONE |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Weymouth, Barrack Road | Nothe Tavern | Raised shield on pediment containing 'EP' monogram flanked at base '& Co'. | BL photo 2002 | Picture |
Dorset |
John Groves & Sons Ltd - Hope Brewery, Weymouth | Weymouth, 41 Abbotsbury Road | Rock Hotel | A large tiled 'JG' monogram in gold on one of the gables. Also, on the front of the pub is a faded painted sign 'JOHN GROVES & SONS Ltd. ALES". | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, 52 Dorchester Road | Royal Oak | Fine faience frontage. Fascia with dark lettering on brown tiles: 'J A DEVENISH & Co LTd'. Above is a panel in similar style with the pub name. | SG 2001; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Weymouth, King Street | Somerset Hotel | On the corner parapet, a stone shield with monogram 'EP'. | PE 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, King Street | Sun | Near the roofline, a panel of carved brickwork, weather-eroded, with monogram 'JAD'. | PE 2003; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Weymouth, 121 Abbotsbury Road | Waverley Arms | 'Devenish' name on the hanging sign. | SRH 2007 | . |
Dorset |
Strong & Co Ltd - Horsefair Brewery, Romsey | Wimborne Minster, 71 High Street | Bell | A pair of acid-etched windows 'STRONG'S ROMSEY ALES' in 2002. Only one survives in 2007. | RF 2002; SP photo 2007 | Picture |
Dorset |
Devenish Weymouth Brewery Ltd | Wimborne, Furzehill (Wimborne to Holt road) | Stocks | Latter day John Devenish black plaque. (Partially covered by eaves and rambling greenery.) | RF 2003 | . |
Dorset |
Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd - Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Winton, 475 Wimborne Road (corner of Luther Road) | Glasshouse | Fronting Luther Road three leaded-light windows - centre one reading office flanked by 'EP' monograms. | RF 2002 | . |