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[[File:Whitbread southside 1900.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street South side c.1900]] | [[File:Whitbread southside 1900.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street South side c.1900]] | ||
[[File:Whitbread.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street North side (aka Sun Court) c.1900]] | [[File:Whitbread.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street North side (aka Sun Court) c.1900]] | ||
[[Image:Extra Stout.jpg|thumb|One of a large number of adverts issued by the company over its lifetime.]] | [[Image:Extra Stout.jpg|thumb|One of a large number of adverts issued by the company over its lifetime]] | ||
[[File:WhitbreadLondonCooperAle.jpg|thumb|Label featuring anti-forgery text]] | |||
<big>'''Whitbread & Co. Ltd''', ''Chiswell Street, London EC1''</big> | <big>'''Whitbread & Co. Ltd''', ''Chiswell Street, London EC1''</big> | ||
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Founded in 1742. Registered in July 1889. | Founded in 1742. Registered in July 1889. | ||
Brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976. Many buildings remain. The site has been converted to other uses, including a posh hotel. The Porter Tun Room is now a conference centre. | Brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976. Many buildings remain. The site has been converted to other uses, including a posh hotel. The Porter Tun Room is now a conference centre. The company ceased brewing and now concentrates on its leisure business including hotels, restaurants and coffee shops. | ||
The company ceased brewing and now concentrates on its leisure business including hotels, restaurants and coffee shops. | |||
The company constructed three major green-field breweries: | The company constructed three major green-field breweries: | ||
* [[Whitbread Luton]] in 1969; closure was announced in 1984. | |||
* [[Whitbread West Pennines Ltd]] at Samlesbury, Lancashire in 1972. | |||
* [[Whitbread Magor]] in South Wales in 1979. | |||
* '''[[List of Whitbread & Co. Ltd pubs]]''' | |||
* '''[[Whitbread & Co Ltd: Takeover and Closure Trail]]''' | |||
* '''[[Francis Pelham Whitbread 1867-1941]]''' | |||
* '''[[A Short Tour of Chiswell Street]]''' | |||
* '''The brewery was in the forefront of steam technology and ordered their first engine in 1784. For more information:- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitbread_Engine]]''' | |||
'''The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.''' | '''The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.''' | ||
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File:Whitbread Chiswell St 3.jpg | File:Whitbread Chiswell St 3.jpg | ||
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File:Whitbread Chiswell (3).jpg | File:Whitbread Chiswell (3).jpg | ||
File:Whitbread Chiswell St -4.jpg | File:Whitbread Chiswell St -4.jpg | ||
File:Whitbread dray.jpg | File:Whitbread dray.jpg|Horse drawn dray in Sundial Court, opposite the main brewery building | ||
File:Whitbread Tanker at Sundial Court opposite the main brewery building.jpg|Tanker at Sundial Court, opposite the main brewery building | |||
File:Whitbread London.jpg | File:Whitbread London.jpg | ||
File:Whitbread original site in Old Street.jpg | File:Whitbread original site in Old Street.jpg | ||
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File:Whitbread Chiswell St Cask Yard ab.jpg|The cask yard | File:Whitbread Chiswell St Cask Yard ab.jpg|The cask yard | ||
File:Whitbreads Porter Tun Room.jpg | File:Whitbreads Porter Tun Room.jpg | ||
File:Whitbreads Chiswell St rear view.JPG | |||
File:Chiswell Street 003.jpg | File:Chiswell Street 003.jpg | ||
File:Whitbreads Porter Tun Room 001.jpg | File:Whitbreads Porter Tun Room 001.jpg | ||
File:LondonEC1Whitbread1997a_SP_Sep1997.jpg|1997 | File:LondonEC1Whitbread1997a_SP_Sep1997.jpg|1997 | ||
File:LondonEC1Whitbread1997b_SP_Sep1997.jpg|1997 | File:LondonEC1Whitbread1997b_SP_Sep1997.jpg|1997 | ||
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File:LondonWhitbread07_SP_Jun2011.jpg | |||
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File:Whitbreads Stables 2010 2.jpg | |||
File:Whitbreads Stables 2010 4.jpg | File:Whitbreads Stables 2010 4.jpg | ||
File:Whitbreads Stables 2010 6.jpg | File:Whitbreads Stables 2010 6.jpg | ||
File:Whitbread Stables 001 colin bridgeland.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | File:Whitbread Stables 001 colin bridgeland.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | ||
File:Whitbread Stables 003 colin bridgeland.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | File:Whitbread Stables 003 colin bridgeland.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | ||
File:LondonEC1WhitbreadStables005 Bridgland Jun11.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | File:LondonEC1WhitbreadStables005 Bridgland Jun11.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | ||
File:LondonEC1WhitbreadStables008 Bridgland Jun11.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | File:LondonEC1WhitbreadStables008 Bridgland Jun11.jpg|Courtesy Colin Bridgland | ||
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''' | '''Labels, mats etc''' | ||
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File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (6).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread RD zx (7).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread beer mats RD zmxc (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread beer mats RD zmxc (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File: | File:Whitbread mat RD zxcm.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
File:Whitbread mat RD zmcx.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|regno5 = 501,126|desc5=Double brown label|date5=20/03/1928|seventy5=NO | |regno5 = 501,126|desc5=Double brown label|date5=20/03/1928|seventy5=NO | ||
|regno6 = 549,806|desc6=Words "WHITBREAD"|date6=24/03/1934|seventy6=NO}} | |regno6 = 549,806|desc6=Words "WHITBREAD"|date6=24/03/1934|seventy6=NO}} | ||
[[Category:Greater London]] | [[Category:Greater London]] |
Latest revision as of 22:55, 5 January 2023
Whitbread & Co. Ltd, Chiswell Street, London EC1
Founded in 1742. Registered in July 1889.
Brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976. Many buildings remain. The site has been converted to other uses, including a posh hotel. The Porter Tun Room is now a conference centre. The company ceased brewing and now concentrates on its leisure business including hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.
The company constructed three major green-field breweries:
- Whitbread Luton in 1969; closure was announced in 1984.
- Whitbread West Pennines Ltd at Samlesbury, Lancashire in 1972.
- Whitbread Magor in South Wales in 1979.
- List of Whitbread & Co. Ltd pubs
- Whitbread & Co Ltd: Takeover and Closure Trail
- Francis Pelham Whitbread 1867-1941
- A Short Tour of Chiswell Street
- The brewery was in the forefront of steam technology and ordered their first engine in 1784. For more information:- [[1]]
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
An assortment of images of the brewery
An assortment of images of the brewery stables
An assortment of images of the brewery bottling stores
Labels, mats etc
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