25/06/2009 by ARAUSTEN.

I am researching my family history, and trying to add to any information existing regarding Austen’s Regent Brewery in Ramsgate. We have a fair bit of information regarding its history, but would love to discover more photographs or labels / documents regarding the brewery. To date we have one photograph of the original Brewery building which was purchased by Fleets brewery circa 1900.

The information we do have is that the brewery started in the late 1700s in Broad Street, by 1850 the brewery moved to new premises in Belmont Street, which was called Regent Place, and for the next 70 years the building was known as the Regent Brewery. The brewery had two pubs the Golden Ball and King of Denmark but supplied many more.

Gardner’s of Ash first leased the brewery buildings and finally bought them in 1927 but concentrated brewing at Ash and the brewery site was converted into a large hall for concerts and dances before being demolished in the 1950s. The Golden Ball remained until the 1960s and the King of Denmark traded up until the 1990s when it became a Noodle Bar.

Gardner’s of Ash continued the Austen link when Claude Austen was head brewer up until the brewery was absorbed into the Whitbread/Fremlins empire and demolished.

If anyone knows anything more that would be great

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10/06/2009 by ESAAB.

I AM TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT MY GRANDMOTHERS GRANDAD WHO OWNED THE GILL BREWERY IN ULVERSTON IN THE 1800S. HE ALSO BOUGHT A PUBLIC HOUSE CALLED THE KINGS ARMS IN ULVERSTON IN 1890 FOR £2100. I CANNOT FIND ANY RECORD OF THE BREWERY AND AM INTRIGUED. CAN ANYONE HELP. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

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29/05/2009 by Jeff Sechiari.

This brewery is shown on the 1862 25” OS map but it was later known as the Yarbridge Brewery, a much more sensible name! It was located next to the Yarbridge Inn (formerly known as the Anglers Inn). Why was it called the Wrexham Brewery? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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14/05/2009 by admin.

A query on behalf of Andy Walton (AWalton@golleyslater.co.uk)

I’m looking to research the above Brewery that was sold to Butlers, Wolverhampton in 1947.

Could you possibly indicate potential sources of reference to further my search, which is proving very difficult!

Any help in this matter would be be gratefully received.

Many thanks,

Andy Walton

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13/04/2009 by happybob.

Please can someone help? i am trying to trace my family the lead one is called W.T.Rothwell who owned a brewery in the Manchester area called Heath Brewery which i believed was sold to Wilsons? any help would be gratful !!

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13/04/2009 by happybob.

Good Afternoon,

      I am trying to find out more details about a past relative of mine who started out the Heath Brewery in the Manchester area in or around 1850? can anybody spread any light on the matter?

Bob.

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13/04/2009 by grahame bulfield.

I have a copy of a light green beer label [with blue and red writing] from a bottle of this beer….

At top it says  “Brewed and Bottled in Scotland”.

The main part of the label says “Bulfield’s Monogram Brand.  Sparkling Beer. Exported Solely by Bulfield & Co London”

At the bottom it says  ” Established 1878″

Anyone know anything about this company ?

Grahame Bulfield

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13/04/2009 by Matthew Tatnell.

I am a relation of the Pound family that, apparently, ran a brewery in Wiltshire at the same time as Arkell’s etc but I cannot find any information at all on the internet (possibly William Pound & Co.?)! Would anyone know anything that can kickstart my search? Many thanks 

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13/02/2009 by Jeff Sechiari.

Malcolm Toft writes:

Hello Jeff - I have had an inquiry about the above brewery via a relative.
The person wanting information is a decendant of Alfred S. Pleace, the managing director, of the New Black Lion Brewery c1890 - 1911.
The Century of British Brewers records that he moved on to the Rock Brewery, also in Aberdare, for a time.
Do you know if any members have done any further reseach into these companies?Cheers,
Malcolm

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26/01/2009 by andycan.

The new brewery photos part of the web site is excellent. I am pleased that it provides addresses for the breweries - the Century book does not always do this and it is often very hard to find them, even if you know they are there somewhere!

For some of the breweries, only photos of the signs are given. Could you please also provide a general picture of the building to provide some context, e.g Moors and Robsons, Parkers and Richmond Brewery? I would make the same point for pubs showing defunct livery - I would like to see a picture of the pub as well as the individual sign or window.

Do we send brewery photos to the same address as that for defunct liveries of pubs?

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