| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London W 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Fitzrovia, 84 Cleveland Street | Bromley Arms (former) | This former pub has 'CHARRINGTON'S ALES' in tiles - brown lettering on cream - on each ground floor fascia. The pub is closed and in use as offices. | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Fitzrovia, 134 New Cavendish Street | Ship | Two lantern signs with 'BASS ON DRAUGHT' and the red triangle trademark. An oval hanging sign with the red triangle and 'BASS ON DRAUGHT ... SALOON BAR'. Inside is a unique 'Bass, Wenlock & Charrington' mirror. Also Wenlock signs and memorabilia. | DK 2003; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wenlock Brewery Co Ltd - Wenlock Road, Shoreditch N1 | Fitzrovia, 134 New Cavendish Street | Ship | Small Wenlock Brewery Co sign on the outside wall (2003). Inside is a treasure trove of Wenlock and Bass artefacts, including Wenlock mirrors, metal 'Wenlock Ales & Stout' plaque, a 'Wenlock's No. 1 House' sign and a unique 'Bass, Wenlock & Charrington' mirror. In 2007, there were at least three plaques outside with 'WENLOCK BREWERY Co's FINE ALES', some with what appear to be modern fittings. Also Bass signs. | DK 2003; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Fitzrovia, 102 New Cavendish Street | Stags Head | Rebuilt by Youngers to John T Quilter's designs in 1940. On the corner is a curved iron sign, topped with a stag's head, and with lettering: 'Wm YOUNGER & CO LTD'. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Fitzrovia, 25 Rathbone Place | Wheatsheaf | By John T Quilter for Youngers in 1931. The front leaded window features 'Wm YOUNGER' in blue glass. Beside the main door is a plaque including 'WM YOUNGER' and Younger's 'Father William' trademark. | KR photo 2006; SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Marylebone, 45 Harrowby Street | Duke of York | Two lanterns with 'CHARRINGTON' lettering applied to clear glass. | WRB 2008 | . |
London W 1 |
H & G Simonds Ltd - Bridge Street, Reading | Marylebone, 24 James Street | Lamb & Flag | The hanging sign has 'SIMONDS' lettering and the 'Hop Leaf' trademark. Is this original or a more recent re-creation? | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Marylebone, 44 Blandford Street | Tudor Rose | The pub was rebuilt by Youngers to designs by J Quilter in 1936 in Tudor style. The leaded windows include lettering: 'WM YOUNGER & CO LTD ... EDINBURGH ... SCOTCH ALE ... MILD & PALE ALES'; also small painted panels showing Aberdeen and Edinburgh Castle. The drainage ironwork features thistles and the initials 'WY'. | SP 2006; SRH 2007; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Mayfair, 5 Pollen Street | Black Lion & French Horn | Two fine ceramic plaques in full colour featuring the 'Toby' character and 'TOBY ALES'. Probably dating from the building of the pub by Charringtons in 1937. There is also a "Respect our neighbours" notice with 'BaSS' and the triangle trademark. | NC 2003; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Mayfair, 5 Bruton Street | Coach & Horses | A rebuild of an old pub in 1933 by William Younger, to the design of John T Quilter. The magnificent leaded windows feature several examples of 'Wm YOUNGER & Co Ltd' and 'SCOTCH ALES'. The painted fascia has 'Wm YOUNGERS FINE ALES'. Below the windows are brass rails with the pub name in script. | SRH 2007; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Bass & Co Ltd - Burton-upon-Trent, Tadcaster, etc | Soho, 18 Argyll Street | Argyll Arms | Until recently this pub always sold Bass. Inside is a marvellous large fixed Bass mirror; also on a doorpost in the front bar is a small old brass plate with 'BASS'. | SP photo 2006 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Soho, 22 Berwick Street | Blue Posts | Two windows with lettering: (1) 'WATNEYS' in white; (2) 'WATNEYS ALES' in red. Also a Watney Combe Reid lantern with the stag trademark. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Soho, 77 Wardour Street | Duke of Wellington | Above a door is a fragment of leaded glass with the initial 'Y'. | KR photo 2006 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd - Barley Mow Brewery, Limehouse | Soho, 1 D'Arblay Street | George | Three windows with 'TAYLOR WALKER' in gold lettering in a central panel. Others have the pub name in similar lettering. As this was originally a Meux pub, these probably date from a later rebranding. | SP photo 2006; SRH 2007 | Picture |
London W 1 |
Meux's Brewery Co Ltd - Horseshoe Breweries: London WC1 and SW8 | Soho, 1 D'Arblay Street | George | Interior: Large, ornate 'Meux & Co's Celebrated Ales' mirror. | DK 2003 | . |
London W 1 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Soho, 62 Poland Street | Star & Garter | On the front windows in gold lettering: 'COURAGE BEST BITTER' and 'COURAGE DIRECTORS BITTER'. Also a gold cockerel atop the ironwork of the hanging sign. The pub was formerly owned by Style & Winch of Maidstone, and the windows previously advertised "Maidstone Ales". | SP 2006; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 2 |
Firkin brewpubs - various locations | Paddington, 15 Chilworth Street | Fettler (formerly Fettler & Firkin, originally Queens Railway Tavern) | 'FETTLER & FIRKIN' painted wall lettering in typical style for this chain of brewpubs; 'FIRKIN' lettering top the hanging sign. | WRB 2007 | . |
London W 2 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Paddington, 28 Praed Street | Grand Junction Arms (former) | Fine early 20c exterior with tiled panels: 'TRUMANS LONDON STOUT' and 'TRUMANS BURTON ALES'. Converted to offices. | WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London W 2 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Paddington, 1 Craven Road | Pride of Paddington (formerly Westbourne Tavern) | The hanging sign is topped with a modern roundel 'WATNEY COMBE REID ... 1898' around a stag illustration. | WRB 2007 | . |
London W 3 |
Isleworth Brewery Ltd - St Johns Road, Isleworth | Acton, 211 High Street | Six Bells | A decorative stone panel at first-floor level with monogram 'I B Ltd'. | WRB photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 4 |
Sich & Co Ltd - Lamb Brewery, Chiswick | Chiswick, 270 Chiswick High Road (Barley Mow Passage) | Barley Mow | Faint painted sign on the South-East corner at first floor level - 'The - Barley - Mow - Sich's - Entire'. | SH 2003 | . |
London W 5 |
Isleworth Brewery Ltd - St Johns Road, Isleworth | Ealing, 62 St Mary's Road | New Inn | On the north side, a large stone panel with sunken letters: 'ISLEWORTH BREWERY ALES.'. The pub is dated 1897 on a large timbered gable. | GB 2003; BI photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 5 |
Courage & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Southwark | South Ealing, 222 South Ealing Road | Ealing Park Tavern | Internal. The bar-back in the main bar has delicate gold lettering along the top piece: 'COURAGE ... EALING PARK TAVERN ... COURAGE'. | SP 2007; BI photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 5 |
Royal Brewery (Brentford) Ltd - Brentford | South Ealing, 222 South Ealing Road | Ealing Park Tavern | By E W Lacey, 1885. Carved Royal Brewery monograms 'RBC' within shields in the corners of the timber arch to the porch. | DCW 2006; BI photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 6 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Hammersmith, 133-135 King Street | Coachmakers (former) | A large panel on the first floor frontage: 'CHARRINGTONS ENTIRE'. After numerous renamings, the pub has been converted to a restaurant. | SP photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 6 |
Sich & Co Ltd - Lamb Brewery, Chiswick | Hammersmith, 28 Hammersmith Broadway | George | Indistinct writing on the frontage, between first and second floor windows: 'SICH & CO - CHISWICK ALES'. | BL 2002; SP photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 6 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Hammersmith, Macbeth Street | Hope & Anchor | Brick corner pub by A E Sewell for Trumans, 1932. A Truman eagle in a roundel on the corner splay, between the first and second floors. The unaltered interior (on CAMRA's National Inventory) has gold lettering on the bar-backs and atop the panelling in the rear saloon, including: 'TRUMAN'S TRUBROWN', 'TRUMAN'S PALE ALE', 'TRUMAN'S EAGLE ALE', 'LONDON STOUT', 'LONDON - TRUMANS - BURTON' and 'IF IT'S TRUMAN'S ... IT IS BEER' (cf. the Cubitt Arms, E14 and Golden Heart, E1). The saloon also has a fixed Truman mirror above the fireplace. | SP 2007 | . |
London W 6 |
Stansfeld & Co Ltd - Swan Brewery, Waltham Green, SW6 | Hammersmith, 46 Hammersmith Broadway | Swan Hotel | Above the ground floor windows, five roundels with the motif 'S & Co'; that on the Beadon Road (rear) elevation is more elaborate than the others. In the stonework above the first floor window on the corner elevation is an 'S' in a roundel. In the stonework above the corner door is a roundel with 'S & Co'. In the leaded glass top panels of the windows, there are five shields with 'S & Co'. A fine Victorian building. Brewery needs confirmation please. | BL 2002; SP photo 2007 | Picture |
London W 7 |
Royal Brewery (Brentford) Ltd - Brentford | Hanwell, 127 Oaklands Road | Grosvenor | 'RBC' monograms in arched panels above the fascia - there are three examples on the Oaklands Road elevation, and one facing Grosvenor Road. According to 'Century', the brewery was 'Royal Brewery Co Ltd' between 1890 and 1900, but the pub is dated 1904. | DCW photo 2007; SP 2007 | Picture |
London W 7 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Hanwell, 110 Uxbridge Road | Kings Arms | A small modern painted board sign on the fascia with lettering in script: 'Fine Watney Ales'. | BI photo 2008 | Picture |
London W 7 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Hanwell, 66 Boston Road | Royal Victoria (renamed McCanns) | The remains of a hanging sign - just the bracket and 'COURAGE' lettering survives. Also a Courage lantern with cockerel. | SP 2007 | . |
London W 9 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd - Barley Mow Brewery, Limehouse | Maida Vale, 362 Harrow Road | Neeld Arms | Some surviving Taylor Walker signage. There are two plaques by the doors, two lanterns and two hanging signs. | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London W11 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Notting Hill, 100 Holland Park Avenue | Castle | Fine fascia tiling - 'CHARRINGTON'S FINE ALES & STOUT - LUNCHEON BAR'. | SP 2003 | . |
London W13 |
Ashby's Staines Brewery Ltd - Church Street, Staines | West Ealing, 123 Uxbridge Road | Ashbys (originally the Prince Arthur) | Painted inlaid sign with large lettering: 'ASHBY'S STAINES BREWERY'. | DCW 2006; SP photo 2007 | Picture |
London W14 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | West Kensington, 206 North End Road | Elm | Painted lettering on the fascia: 'WATNEY COMBE REID'S'. Probably modern. | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Bloomsbury, 47 Tonbridge Street | Dolphin | Either side of door, a pictorial tiled sign. On the left, 'REID STOUT' and a phoenix (?) image. On the right, 'WATNEY ALES' and a stag image. Both signs are mostly obscured by wooden battens and hanging baskets. The hanging sign is topped with a modern roundel 'WATNEY COMBE REID ... 1898' around a stag illustration. | JJ 2003; SP 2005; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Friary Meux - Allied Breweries subsidiary | Bloomsbury, 7 Roger Street | Duke of York | A Meux 'horseshoe' lantern. Etched windows with red painted lettering: 'IND COOPE' and 'DOUBLE DIAMOND'. Also a doormat with 'MEUX'S BEERS'! | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Bloomsbury, 28 Harrison Street | Harrison (formerly Harrison Arms) | Several painted windows with 'WATNEYS' and 'WATNEY'S ALES'. | WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Bloomsbury, 11a Northington Street | Kings Arms | Attractive painted windows in the brewery's colours of orange and green: 'CHARRINGTON' and 'KINGS ARMS'. The upper panels feature small 'Toby' illustrations in green on white. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Whitbread - Chiswell Street, London EC1 | Bloomsbury, 9 Mabledon Place | Mabels Tavern (originally the Kentish Arms) | High on an exterior wall is a round plaque with a tankard and 'W' initial. | WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Bloomsbury, 1 Pakenham Street | Pakenham Arms | Two small painted windows, one featuring the Charrington 'Toby', the other with a 'Toff' character holding a glass of wine (see also White Horse, Chelmsford). | KH photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd - Barley Mow Brewery, Limehouse | Bloomsbury, 27 Museum Street | Plough | Etched windows with gold lettering 'Taylor Walker'; door glass features similar lettering and the company's 'cannon' trademark. Brass plaque - 'Taylor Walker' with trademark and 'Estd LONDON 1730'. Brass plates on the windowsills. Some of the windows look modern. | BL 2001; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Bloomsbury, 2 Acton Street | Prince Albert (former) | By A E Sewell for Trumans, 1922. Corner tiles - gold on grey - on the corner splay above the entrance: '1922 ... TRUMAN HANBURY BUXTON & Co. Ltd.' and 'THE PRINCE ALBERT'. Also fascia tiles with the former pub name. Converted to a restaurant. | MAP 2003; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd - Anchor Brewery, Mile End, London | Bloomsbury, 61 Swinton Street | Swinton's (formerly Kings Head) | Two tiled Charrington panels. (1) Flying Tankard logo including '1757 ... CHARRINGTON', and lettering 'THE HOUSE OF TOBY'. (2) A 'Toby' in relief with 'TOBY ALE'. | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC1 |
Whitbread - Chiswell Street, London EC1 | St Pancras, Britannia Street - Wicklow Street | Whitbread Brewery offices (former) | In the stone tympanum above the corner door, the Whitbread trademark and raised lettering 'ERECTED A.D. 1900 ... OFFICES'. | WRB photo 2008 | Picture |
London WC2 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Covent Garden, 22 Neal Street | Crown & Anchor | Tiled faience incorporating five green tiled shields: 'WATNEYS PIMLICO ALES' (x2); 'REID'S STOUT' (x2); 'REID'S STOUT IN BOTTLE' (x1). | BL 2002; SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC2 |
Meux's Brewery Co Ltd - Horseshoe Breweries: London WC1 and SW8 | Covent Garden, 90 St Martins Lane | Salisbury | This famous 'gin palace' style pub has a large clock outside which features 'MEUX'S' and the Meux Brewery horseshoe logo on all three faces, although two are fading. Also one inside? | PM 2003; SRH 2006; WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
London WC2 |
Hoare & Co Ltd - Red Lion Brewery - East Smithfield | Covent Garden, 14 New Row | White Swan - later O'Neill's | Converted to an 'Irish' bar but retains its original 'Hoare & Co's Celebrated Imperial Stout & Sparkling Ales' mirror. | DK 2003 | . |
London WC2 |
Hoare & Co Ltd - Red Lion Brewery - East Smithfield | Holborn, 28 Portugal Street | George IV | A corner pub rebuilt in 1899 by Hoare & Co. Two panels on the corner splay; (1) Upper panel - 'THE GEORGE THE FOURTH' around a guinea medallion with the king's head; (2) Lower panel - 'HOARE & Cos CELEBRATED THREE GUINEA STOUT'. | RF on info BHS Jnl 98; BL 2003; SP 2006; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London WC2 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Holborn, 12 Gate Street | Ship Tavern | Leaded glass panels inside the windows: 'WM YOUNGER' and 'WM YOUNGER'S SCOTCH ALES'. This pub was rebuilt by Youngers in 1923. | SP 2004; WRB photo 2006 | Picture |
London WC2 |
Wm Younger & Co Ltd - Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh | Strand, Savoy Street | Savoy Tup (formerly New Savoy Tavern) | By J Quilter for Youngers in 1926. Above the first-floor windows is a metal plate with 'Wm YOUNGER & Co LTD'. | KR photo 2006 | Picture |