| County | Brewery | Location | Premises | Description | Contributors | Photo? Gone? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London SW 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Belgravia, 29 Passmore Street | Fox & Hounds | A former Charrington pub now owned by Young's. Internal: the top-piece of the bar-back has 'CHARRINGTON' lettering - painted-out but still visible. | SP 2016 | . |
London SW 1 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Pimlico, 1 Churchill Gardens Road | Balmoral Castle | Built 1856 by Thomas Cubitt. On a side wall, a roundel with 'WATNEY COMBE REID' surrounding an image of a stag. | SP photo 2016 | Picture |
London SW 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Pimlico, 110 Vauxhall Bridge Road | Surprise (Surprise At Pimlico) (former) | A corner pub; next to the door on each elevation was a small oval Charrington plaque. The pub was converted to flats in 2018, and the Charrington plaques have been removed. | SP 2016; TrC 2017; Google 2019 | . GONE |
London SW 1 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd Limehouse, E14 | Pimlico, 171 Vauxhall Bridge Road | Duchess of Clarence (demolished) | Fine stone panel with a large raised stonework cannon trademark. Gone - reported demolished in 2002. | BL 2001 | . GONE |
London SW 1 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Pimlico, 50 Warwick Way | Marquis of Westminster | A lantern between the ground and first floors, with semicircles and 'WATNEY COMBE REID - 1898' above 'stag' illustrations to all four panes. | TrC photo 2021 | Picture |
London SW 1 |
H & G Simonds Ltd Reading | St James's, 6 Bennet Street | Blue Posts (former) | This pub was rebuilt in 1956. In a curved panel on the corner was a 'hop leaf' symbol and lettering 'SIMONDS'. The pub was demolished in about 2013, and has been rebuilt without the Simonds signage. | SRH photo 2008; Google photo 2012; TrC 2015 | Picture GONE |
London SW 1 |
Wood, CJ & Co London, SW1 | Westminster, 2 Strutton Ground | Kings Arms (several renamings including Graftons and Grafton Arms) | High on the parapet to the side wall in incised lettering is a large inscription 'WOOD AND … THE KINGS ARMS ... Co's ENTIRE'. The inscription is quite hard to see as it has a taller modern neighbour separated only by a narrow alley. The brewery was adjacent to the pub. | SRH 2006; SP photo 2013 | Picture |
London SW 1 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Westminster, 35 Willow Place | Coach & Horses | This pub was rebuilt in 1938 and features a Charrington's 'Flying Tankard' on its frontage. | SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London SW 1 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd Limehouse, E14 | Westminster, 48 Parliament Street | Red Lion | Windows with gold lettering: the pub name and 'TAYLOR WALKER'. | PM 2003; DT photo 2003 | Picture |
London SW 2 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Brixton, 228 Brixton Hill | Telegraph (former) | Closed in the 2000s and converted to other uses. A faded metal sign to the upper south side, with 'WATNEY COMBE REID' above 'stag' illustration and below, a scroll with 'THE TELEGRAPH'. | TrC 2024 | . |
London SW 2 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Brixton, 38a Kellett Road | Effra Hall Tavern | A Victorian corner pub. On both elevations, a gold Courage cockerel mounted on the sign brackets. | TrC 2024 | . |
London SW 2 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Brixton, 89 Lyham Road | Duke of Cornwall (former) | Much altered when converted to flats after closure in about 2005. Fixed to a balcony, a Watney's roundel with 'stag' motif and 'WATNEY COMBE REID - 1898'. | TrC 2024 | . |
London SW 2 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Streatham Hill, 2A Streatham Hill | Crown & Sceptre | Truman's fascia, lettering gold on red. Streatham Hill elevation: 'OFF LICENCE ... CROWN & SCEPTRE ... TRUMAN'S BURTON ALES'. Streatham Place elevation: 'TRUMAN'S LONDON & BURTON ALES ... CROWN & SCEPTRE ... SALOON'. | TACS; WRB photo 2003 | Picture |
London SW 3 |
Whitbread - the national brewery conglemerate | Chelsea, 13 Britten Street | Builders Arms | Mounted above the pole sign: 'WHITBREAD PLC ... 1742' in an oval around the brewery's 'deer' trademark, surrounded by hop leaf and barley decoration. | TrC 2016 | . |
London SW 3 |
Barclay Perkins & Co Ltd Southwark, SE1 | Chelsea, 27 Tryon Street | Queens Head | Interior. The saloon bar fireplace has pictorial tiles showing historical pub scenes, and two tiles of Doctor Johnson, the brewery's trade mark. | DIn photo 2012 | Picture |
London SW 3 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Chelsea, 27 Tryon Street | Queens Head | Renamed Butcher's Tap & Grill. A gold Courage cockerel on the hanging sign. The Courage 'golden cockerel' was removed ca.2020. | SRH photo 2009; TrC 2021 and 2024 | Picture GONE |
London SW 3 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Chelsea, 279 Brompton Road | Hour Glass | This pub was rebuilt in 1936 and has two large tiled plaques at ground floor level, featuring the 'Toby' character in relief, plus lettering: 'CHARRINGTON'S ... 1757 ... THE HOUSE OF TOBY'. At first floor level is a rare mosaic Charrington’s 'Flying Tankard' plaque. Pub later renamed to 'Brompton Cross'. | SRH photo 2009; MCr and MS photo; TrC photo 2022 | Picture |
London SW 3 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Chelsea, 9 Phene Street | Phene (formerly Phene Arms) | To either side of the corner entrance, two small overpainted Watney Combe Roundels with 'stag' motif and 'WATNEY COMBE REID - 1898'. | TrC photo 2021 | Picture |
London SW 4 |
Forest Hill Brewery Co. Ltd Lewisham, London SE23 | Clapham - Ferndale, Tintern Street | Ferndale Stores (former) | Attached to the wall on the ground floor, a large tiled panel with an illustration of a bottle of beer being poured, and bold lettering: 'FOREST HILL ... BEERS'. | BHS photo; PMo 2019 | Picture |
London SW 4 |
H & G Simonds Ltd Reading | Clapham, 2 The Polygon | Rose & Crown | A large tiled sign panel below the top floor windows - pale gold on bottle green lettering - 'SIMONDS NOTED ALES & STOUT'. Now a Greene King pub. | RF/DP/DK 2003; SRH photo 2009 | Picture |
London SW 4 |
E Lacon & Co Ltd Great Yarmouth | Clapham, 38 Old Town | Prince of Wales | This pub has a rare London example of a Lacon's 'Falcon' plaque between the windows of the ground floor frontage. Inside, 'Falcon' motifs are displayed to a fireplace surround. | SRH photo 2009; JJ photo 2024; TrC 2024 | Picture |
London SW 5 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Earls Court, 17 Hogarth Place | Kings Head | This pub was rebuilt by Charrington in 1937, and has a contemporary-style ventilation grill with 'TOBY' lettering. | SRH photo 2008 | Picture |
London SW 6 |
Royal Brewery (Brentford) Ltd Brentford | Fulham, 17 Vanston Place | Jolly Maltster (renamed) | Rebuilt by Royal Brewery 1900-1901. Three plaques with raised stone lettering including 'THE ROYAL BREWERY ALES' and 'ROYAL BREWERY SPARKLING ALES'. | BL 2002; KLa photo 2011; SP photo 2022 | Picture |
London SW 6 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Fulham, 425 New Kings Road | Kings Arms | Was named 'Larrik' for a while, but has reverted to its original name. A large neon letter sign 'CHARRINGTONS ALES' on the south-facing end wall; a large poster panel which was partially obscuring the sign in 2006 had been removed by 2012. Also 'KINGS ARMS 1888' in a panel on the curved frontage. Listed building. | DK 2003; WRB photo 2006; SP photo 2014; TrC 2022 | Picture |
London SW 6 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Fulham, 563 Fulham Road | White Hart (former) | Between the first and second floor windows, a large lettered sign - each letter fixed separately with neon tube on surface - 'CHARRINGTONS'. Converted to a restaurant, and the Charrington sign removed by 2007. | TrC 2015 | . GONE |
London SW 6 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd Limehouse, E14 | Fulham, 617 Kings Road | Hand & Flower (former) | A Taylor Walker 'cannon' device tops the sign bracket facing Kings Road. The pub closed in 2017 and the sign bracket was removed. | TrC 2014 and 2021 | . GONE |
London SW 6 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | West Brompton, 11 Lillee Road | Imperial Arms (former) | A gold Courage cockerel mounted above the iron hanging sign bracket. No longer a pub by 2016, and the sign has been removed. | AH photo 2013; Google 2016 | Picture GONE |
London SW 6 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | West Brompton, 16 Seagrave Road | Atlas | Interior. At the rear is panelling with lettering in gold advertising Truman's range of beers: 'LONDON STOUT ... BURTON BITTER ... MILD ALES ... BARLEY WINE ... BEN TRUMAN ... BURTON - TRUMANS - LONDON'. Also 'TRUMAN'S ... Established 1666' lettering in the fixed mirror over a fireplace. | CAMRA 2007; SP photo 2022 | Picture |
London SW 8 |
Brandons Putney Brewery Ltd Putney, SW15 | Battersea, 43 Queenstown Road | Queens Road Stores (former) | The fascias of this former off-licence have been obscured for many years. Google shows that for a short period in 2018, the original tiled fascia was revealed, with lettering: '43 RUSTIC ALE 43 ... BRANDONS ... 43 PUTNEY STOUT 43'. But since obscured again. | James Brooke; Google photo 2018 | Picture OBSCURED |
London SW 8 |
Wenlock Brewery Co Ltd Hoxton, N1 | South Lambeth, 256 Wandsworth Road | New Portland Arms (former) | A stone-tiled panel above the second floor windows: 'THE WENLOCK BREWERY Co Ltd'. The pub closed in about 2010, and during its refurbishment and conversion to retail use, a ground floor stone-tiled fascia was revealed with raised lettering: 256 ... THE NEW PORTLAND ARMS ... 256' and 'WINES ... WENLOCK ALES & STOUT ... WINES'. | SRH photo 2009; SP 2015; Google photo 2018 | Picture |
London SW 8 |
Courage & Co Ltd Southwark, SE1 | South Lambeth, 33 Wilcox Road | Prince of Wales (renamed Nolan's) | At the rear (viewable from Wheatsheaf Lane), a tiled panel surrounded by glazed bricks. Lettering 'COURAGE'S ALES & STOUT'. | TrC photo 2023 | Picture |
London SW 9 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Brixton, 204 Ferndale Road | Duke of Edinburgh | A corner pub by A E Sewell for Trumans, 1936-1937. In 2009, the exterior featured 1970s branding, but this had been removed by 2012. Over each doorway is a roundel with the Truman eagle in a decorative stone panel. Inside, the bar-backs feature Truman lettering advertising the brewery's products, and there are at least two fixed mirrors with 'TRUMAN'S' above fireplaces. A listed building. | KR photo 2008; SP photo 2009; Google 2012 | Picture |
London SW 9 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Brixton, 443 Coldharbour Lane | Coach & Horses (former) | On the side elevation, an oval Truman's hanging sign and a Truman's lantern. By 2012, the pub had reopened as the 'Market House'. The hanging sign has gone, but the Truman lantern has been repositioned on the corner. | SP photo 2009; Google 2012 and 2019 | Picture |
London SW 9 |
Young & Co's Brewery Ltd Wandsworth, SW18 | Brixton, 45 Trinity Gardens | Trinity Arms | Tiled panels next to the doors, all with an attractive coloured 'Ram' at the top, then 'YOUNG & CO'S ... ALES & STOUT'; and then the room names underneath: PUBLIC BAR (two of these), PRIVATE BAR and SALOON BAR. The tiled fascia to the side elevation also has lettering: 'ALES ... YOUNG & CO ... STOUT', this revealed by 2017 after modern fascia boards were removed. | SP photo 2009; Google 2017 | Picture |
London SW 9 |
John Lovibond & Sons Ltd - Greenwich and Salisbury | Oval, 28 Clapham Road | Former Lovibond's bottle shop | On the side wall, facing Claylands Road, is a fine stone panel with lettering: 'JOHN LOVIBOND & SONS Ltd ... BEERS WINES SPIRITS TABLE WATERS ... BREWERIES GREENWICH & SALISBURY'. | BHS photo; SRH photo 2007 | Picture |
London SW 9 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Stockwell, 70 Landor Road | Landor (formerly Landor Hotel) | To the ground floor fascia, four Truman's lanterns with 'eagle' motif and 'TRUMAN BEERS & ALES'. Also, six 'eagle' motifs to the fascia. | TrC 2022 | . |
London SW 9 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Stockwell, 90 Stockwell Road | Plough (former) | By A E Sewell for Trumans, 1930s. Closed as a pub in 2008. At first-floor level is a large faience tiled panel with a Truman eagle in a roundel, plus 'TRUMANS ... ESTd 1666'. In 2016, modern fascia boards were removed to reveal tiled lettering: 'SALOON LOUNGE ... LONDON STOUT ... THE PLOUGH ... BURTON ALES ... PRIVATE BAR'. | KR photo 2007 and 2008; Google 2016 | Picture |
London SW10 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Chelsea Harbour, 43 Burnaby Street | Westminster Wine Co Ltd | The fascia to the Burnaby Street freontage has lettering; 'WATNEY'S ALES - REID'S STOUT'. | TrC 2021 | . |
London SW11 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Battersea, 109 Battersea Bridge Road | Union Arms | Either side of the door are old, slate plaques: (1) 'WATNEY & COMPys PIMLICO ALES'; (2) 'WATNEY & COMPys IMPERIAL STOUT'. Five small Watney 'Stag' lanterns along the front were removed by 2012. A large modern Watney Combe Reid roundel on the right-side end wall was removed by 2017. Could the slate plaques pre-date the merger of Watney with Combe and Reid in 1898? | SRH photo 2009; Google 2012 and 2017. | Picture |
London SW11 |
Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton Ltd Burton-upon-Trent | Battersea, 66 Latchmere Road | Fox & Hounds | Facing Amies Street, one surviving window with a blue triangle Bass logo. | SRH photo 2009 | Picture |
London SW11 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Clapham Junction, 102 Lavender Hill | Crown Hotel | On the side elevation fascia, tiled lettering - white on black: 'TRUMAN HANBURY BUXTON & Co Ltd'. Also on the side, a wall panel featuring the Truman 'Eagle' and: 'THE CROWN HOTEL ... · TRUMAN · HANBURY · BUXTON · & · Co · Ltd · ... · BURTON · ALES · ... · ESTld · 1669 ·'. Sadly, all the brewery lettering on the side elevation fascia and panel had been chipped off by 2012. The 'Eagle' image survives as at 2023. | JJ 2003; SRH photo 2009; Google 2012 and 2023: TrC 2023 | Picture |
London SW14 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | East Sheen, 1 Princes Road | Queens Arms (former) | No longer a pub. Corner building with a fine Charrington's tiled fascia: 'CHARRINGTON'S FINE ALES ... CHARRINGTON'S NOTED STOUT, BITTER, & BOTTLED BEERS.'. Between the windows is a tiled panel with the brewery's 'Anchor' trademark and '1757'. | LBa photo 2008 | Picture |
London SW17 |
Barclay Perkins & Co Ltd Southwark, SE1 | Tooting Graveney, 76 Mitcham Road | Antelope | Interior: Illuminated bar-back fitting with 'Barclay Perkins'. | CAMRA London Drinker 2010 | . |
London SW17 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Tooting, 13 Tooting Grove | Little House (ex Queen Victoria) (former) | Tiled panels each side of the disused central doorway: (1) 'Flying Tankard' (2) 'Toby Jug'. Reported in 2011 that the pub had been converted to flats, but that the panels survive. | CAMRA London Drinker 2010; DIn 2011 | . |
London SW17 |
Hodgsons' Kingston Brewery Co Ltd Kingston upon Thames | Tooting, 148 Tooting High Street | Trafalgar Arms | By Joseph Hill for Hodgson's (Kingston) Brewery, 1930. Unusual art deco frontage with egg-shell glazed faience supplied from Hathern. On the central pediment, a stone scrolled shield - nicely restored - with the brewery's trade mark of a 'K', a cask and three fishes. High on the front elevation on each side, relief lettering - 'HODGSON'S KINGSTON ALES' and 'HODGSON'S KINGSTON STOUT' - but this lettering has been obscured by modern signs. | GB 2003; JSe photo 2005 | Picture |
London SW17 |
Hodgsons' Kingston Brewery Co Ltd Kingston upon Thames | Tooting, 60 Selkirk Road | Selkirk Arms | On each elevation, a large plaster panel on a gable; in a roundel: 'KINGSTON BREWERY SURREY' surrounding the brewery's trade mark of a 'K', a cask and three fishes. Also a cast iron 'No public right of way' sign with 'HODGSONS' KINGSTON BREWERY Co., Ltd.'. | BHK photo 2012; Google 2019 | Picture |
London SW17 |
Courage & Co Ltd Southwark, SE1 | Tooting, 60 Selkirk Road | Selkirk Arms | Two 'old-style' Courage lanterns. | SP photo 2009; BHK photo 2012; Google 2019 | Picture |
London SW18 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Earlsfield, 214 Garratt Lane | Jolly Gardeners | A gold Courage cockerel mounted above the iron hanging sign bracket. | TrC 2024 | . |
London SW18 |
Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd - London & Burton-upon-Trent | Wandsworth, 107 Garrett Lane | Horse & Groom | Built 1911; more recently an 'Irish' pub. Two terracotta ovals on the front, one of which has a 'THB' monogram. | KR 2007 | . |
London SW18 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Wandsworth, 135 East Hill | Royal Oak | Originally a beerhouse for Stansfeld & Co, Swan Brewery Fulham, but acquired by Hoare & Co in the 1930s. Much altered in 1937 by Charringtons. On the frontage, two tiled 'HOUSE OF TOBY' plaques featuring the 'Toby' image. | DIn 2011; SP photo 2022 | Picture |
London SW18 |
Young & Co's Brewery Ltd Wandsworth, SW18 | Wandsworth, 68 Wandsworth High Street | Ram Inn | Young's former Brewery Tap. This historic pub had a new faience frontage applied to the ground floor in the 1930s. It incorporates, each side of current or former doors, ten tiled panels at ground floor level with 'YOUNG & CO'S ALES & STOUT', a coloured image of a ram above and the name of the pub room below, for instance 'DINING ROOM', 'SALOON', 'PUBLIC BAR' and 'PRIVATE BAR'. There is also green 'YOUNG & CO' lettering on the tiled fascia, on each elevation. | SP photo 2022 | Picture |
London SW19 |
Watney Combe Reid & Co Ltd - Stag Brewery, Pimlico; and Mortlake Brewery | Merton, 131 Merton High Street | Horse & Groom | Named 'Dark House' for a short period. A board sign high on the east gable wall from this period with fading paint work and 'WATNEY COMBE REID'. | SP 2023; TrC 2024 | . |
London SW19 |
Charrington & Co Ltd Mile End, E1 | Merton, 15 Merton High Street | Nelson Arms | A corner building with a fabulous tiled frontage on both elevations. Front fascia - 'CHARRINGTONS - THE NELSON ARMS - ALES AND STOUT'. Side fascia - 'CHARRINGTONS - ALES & STOUT'. Several pictorial tiles. | JSe photo 2005; DIn 2011 | Picture |
London SW19 |
Taylor Walker & Co Ltd Limehouse, E14 | Merton, 2 Morden Road | Grove Tavern / Grove Hotel (former) | Ex Cannon Brewery. The pole sign at the rear featured the brewery's 'cannon' in the ironwork. The sign was removed by 2014. Pub converted to retail. | SP photo 2009; Google 2014 | Picture GONE |
London SW19 |
Courage Ltd - London, Bristol, etc | Merton, 25 Abbey Road | Princess Royal (former) | Two red projecting signs featuring a gold cockerel. No longer a pub by 2014, and the signs have been removed. | SP 2009; Google 2014 | . GONE |