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Defunct Brewery Livery

5 October 2008

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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

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