| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Abbots Langley, 95 Tibbs Hill Road | Compasses | A gold Courage cockerel mounted above the hanging sign. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Batchworth Heath, 14 Batchworth Heath | Prince Of Wales | A lantern with 'BENSKINS ... Est 1750' and the pennant trademark. Also 'BENSKINS' gold lettering on the pub's pole sign. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent and Star Brewery, Romford | Berkhamsted, 69 High Street | Goat | An Ind Coope lantern incorporating the 'Hand' trademark and '1856'. | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Hawkes & Co Bishops Stortford | Bishops Stortford, Market Square | Curriers Arms (former) | This pub closed in around 1904 and the premises became a restaurant. On the north wall is a surviving tile with 'H & Co' showing its former ownership by Hawkes’ Brewery which was acquired by Benskins in 1898. | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Bovingdon Green, Water Lane | Royal Oak | A 'No liability' sign in the car park with 'IND COOPE BENSKINS LIMITED'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Boxmoor, Green End Road | Grapes | Two board wall signs with 'BENSKINS ... TRADITIONAL CASK ALE'; also 'BENSKINS' on the hanging sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Bushey Heath, 19 Windmill Street | Black Boy | The pole sign has 'BENSKINS' and the brewery's flag emblem. Also a 'No liability' sign in the car park with 'IND COOPE BENSKINS LIMITED'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
J W Green Ltd Luton | Chapelfoot (Langley), London Road | Royal Oak (former) (later Rusty Gun) | A cast-iron 'No Public Right of Way' sign with 'J W GREEN LIMITED ... THE BREWERY ... LUTON'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Codicote, 77 High Street | Goat | Two modern board signs: (1) 'BENSKINS BITTER ... TRADITIONAL CASK ALE'; (2) 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Mann, Crossman & Paulin - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Flamstead, A5 near Chequers Hill | Chequers (former) | This former pub has been a private house for many years. On the end wall are the remains of a large painted sign which included the lettering: 'The CHEQUERS ... MANN'S BEER'. | AH photo 2009 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Harpenden, 31 Marquis Lane | Marquis of Granby | Above the pub's pole sign is a roundel 'WATNEY COMBE REID ... 1898' surrounding an image of a stag. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Hatfield, 19 Bishops Rise | Cavendish Arms | A gold Courage cockerel mounted squarely above the pub's pole sign. Cockerel removed by 2014. | BHK photo 2011; Google 2012 and 2014 | Picture GONE |
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Hatfield, 21 Park Street | Horse & Groom | A standard red projecting box sign with a gold cockerel. | BHK photo 2011; WRB photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent and Star Brewery, Romford | Hatfield, 89 Great North Road | Wrestlers | Ex Pryor, Reid & Co Ltd. 'IND COOPE' lettering on the pole sign; also the brewery's 'Hand' trademark and 1856 in the ironwork. An old Ind Coope plaque on the wall with 'ESTABLISHED ... 1856 ... AT BURTON ON TRENT'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
E K & H Fordham Ltd Ashwell | Hitchin, Nightingale Road | Leicester Railway Inn (later Nightingale) (former) | Stone tilework on the main window bay with raised lettering: 'FORDHAM'S ... ALES & STOUT'. Converted to flats in about 2018, but the Fordham's lettering survives. | MAP 2002; BHK photo 2007; Google 2018 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Hoddesdon, 1 Burford Street | Bell | 'BENSKINS' lettering, diagonally within an unusual 'Bell' motif. Also more modern Benskin's signage. | SRH photo 2009 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
E K & H Fordham Ltd Ashwell | Hoddesdon, 90 Amwell Street | Rose & Crown (former) | Carved on the timber bracket supporting the inn sign: 'FORDHAM'S ALES'. The pub was converted to residential use by 2016, but the projecting sign bracket survives. | BHK photo 2007; Google 2016 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Leverstock Green, Leverstock Green Road | Leather Bottle | The pole sign has 'BENSKINS' and the brewery's flag emblem. Also a 'No liability' sign in the car park with 'IND COOPE BENSKINS LIMITED'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | London Colney, 111 London Road | Golden Lion | Etched windows feature a lion illustration and 'TRUMANS'. Also an oval Truman's plaque and a Truman's board sign. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Markyate, 101 High Street | Sun Inn | The hanging sign and a large board sign fixed to the wall have 'BENSKINS' in fading paintwork. There is a small 'BENSKINS BITTER' plaque on the wall in better condition. | BHK photo 2010 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Markyate, 5 High Street | White Hart (former) | Three etched windows survive at this former pub which closed in 1971: 'WINES ... BENSKIN'S ... SPIRITS'. Converted to a house. | GCr photo 2013 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Northchurch, 87 High Street | George & Dragon | By the door is a Benskins plaque: 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Hawkes & Co Bishops Stortford | Old Knebworth, Park Lane | Lytton Arms | In the ironwork above the pole sign, a monogram 'H & Co'. | CAMRA; Google 2019 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Oxhey, 39 Chalk Hill | Victoria | A modern board sign: 'pennant' image and 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Ind Coope Ltd - Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent and Star Brewery, Romford | Potters Bar, 19 High Street | Cask & Stillage (formerly White Horse) | Ex Pryor, Reid & Co Ltd. Within the ironwork above the hanging sign, the Ind Coope 'Hand' trademark flanked by '1856' - all painted black. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Potters Bar, 2 Barnet Road | Lion | A modern board sign: 'pennant' image and 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Radlett, 14 Cobden Hill | Cat & Fiddle | A square lantern sign featuring 'TRUMAN BEERS & ALES', 'TRUMAN HANBURY & BUXTON' and an eagle illustration. | BHK photo 2007 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Rickmansworth (Mill End), Uxbridge Road | Whip & Collar | This pub retains a wall sign with 'BENSKINS' and the brewery's 'Flag' emblem. | SRH photo 2010 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Sawbridgeworth, Station Road | Railway Hotel (former) | A gold Courage cockerel mounted at the end of the ironwork above the hanging sign. The decorative plasterwork in the central section between the ground and first floor windows also featured a cockerel. Pub converted to another use. The pub sign was removed and the exterior walls rendered over by 2020. | BHK photo 2011; Google 2018 and 2020 | Picture GONE |
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | South Oxhey, Prestwick Road | Dick Whittington | Mounted on the front wall, an unusual square box sign with rounded corners: red face, gold cockerel, and 'COURAGE' in blue lettering. Sign removed by 2014. | DPi photo 2007; Google 2012 and 2014 | Picture GONE |
Hertfordshire |
Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate | St Albans, 1 French Row | Fleur de Lys | The hanging sign had 'WHITBREAD' in a corporate maroon band. At one time such signs were widespread across the country, but are now very rare. Sign replaced by mid-2007. | WRB photo 2007; WRB 2007 | Picture GONE |
Hertfordshire |
J W Green Ltd Luton | St Albans, 104 Sopwell End | Hare & Hounds | A cast-iron 'No Public Right of Way' sign with 'J W GREEN LIMITED ... THE BREWERY ... LUTON'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | St Albans, Victoria Street | Glass House (formerly the Acorn) | Had etched windows with 'BENSKINS - WINES & SPIRITS', 'BENSKINS - ESTABLISHED 1750' and an illustration of oak leafs and acorns. The Benskins windows have been replaced. | SP 2004; WRB 2007 | . GONE |
Hertfordshire |
Whitbread & Co Ltd London, EC1 | Stevenage, 37 Juliians Road | Mallard | A nicely maintained oval plaque featuring the brewery's 'deer' trademark and 'WHITBREAD & COMPANY ... EST ... 1742'. | BHK photo 2011 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Silas Barker Ware | Ware, 25 New Road | Old Two Brewers (former) | The pub is closed and converted to a house, although the former brewery is extant at the rear. Two front etched windows with 'HOME BREWED ALE' lettering. | BHK photo 2008; SRH photo 2009 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Star Brewery Ware | Ware, Watton Road | Star Brewery (former) | The former Star Brewery has been converted to apartments. A stone panel on the frontage 'CH 1862' represents the founder of the brewery, Caleb Hitch, and the date of foundation. | CBr photo 2013 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Watford, 105 Vicarage Road | Red Lion | Fine tiled fascia of gold lettering on maroon. End elevation: 'BENSKINS ALES'. Front elevation: 'THE RED LION ... BENSKINS CELEBRATED WATFORD ALES & STOUT'. | WRB photo 2007 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Allied Breweries - the national brewery conglemerate | Watford, 17 Estcourt Road | Druids | A metal car park 'no liability' sign: 'IND COOPE BENSKINS LIMITED'. | BHK 2008 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Watford, 2 St Johns Road | Estcourt Arms | The hanging sign has 'BENSKINS' and the brewery's flag emblem. Also a modern board sign: 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Watford, Lower High Street | Benskin's Brewery offices (former) | An etched window survives with 'BENSKIN & Co'. The building now contains the Watford Museum. | BHK photo 2008 | Picture |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Watton At Stone, 113 High Street | Bull | A modern board sign: 'pennant' image and 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Welham Green, 2 Station Road | Hope & Anchor | 'COURAGE' in gold on the pub's pole sign. | BHK 2011 | . |
Hertfordshire |
Benskins Watford Brewery Ltd Watford | Woodcock Hill, Harefield Road | Rose & Crown | Next to the front (garden) door is a small plaque: pennant trademark and 'BENSKINS ... ESTABLISHED AT WATFORD SINCE 1750'. | BHK 2008; Google 2015 | . |