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<big>''' Walker & Son Ltd, | [[image:Walkers Gravesend c1890.jpg|thumb|The brewery in 1890]] | ||
[[File:Wellington Bry Gravesend steam wagon.jpg|thumb]] | |||
<big>'''Walker & Son Ltd, '''''Wellington Brewery, Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent.''</big> | |||
Founded | Founded c.1780. John Keddell (father & son) 1783-1850, Laslett 1853 then Alexander Walker 1854. | ||
Registered June 1896. | Registered June 1896. | ||
Acquired by [[Charrington & Co. Ltd]]. | Acquired by [[Charrington & Co. Ltd]]. 1905 with 29 public houses. | ||
Brewing ceased 1928 when the premises were damaged by fire. | Brewing ceased 1928 when the premises were damaged by fire. | ||
Brewery office remains on opposite side of the road. | Brewery office remains on opposite side of the road. | ||
[[List of Walker & Son Ltd. pubs]] | |||
'''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | |||
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File:Wellington brewery Gravesend 20 March 1976.jpg|The brewery offices opposite the brewery in 1976. Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
Walker Gravesend offices aa (1).jpg |The offices opposite the brewery | |||
Walker Gravesend offices aa (2).jpg|The offices opposite the brewery | |||
Walker Gravesend offices.jpg|The offices opposite the brewery | |||
Walker Gravesend.jpg | |||
Walkers Gravesend 1990 21.jpg |The offices opposite the brewery | |||
Wellington Gravesend remains of wall at Jolly Drayman 2.jpg |The remains of the wall in the grounds of the Jolly Drayman (see larger photo above]] | |||
KentGravesendWellingtonBry2_SP_Aug08.jpg|The brewery office in 2008. Courtesy Steve Peck | |||
File:Walker Gravesend label.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[category:Kent]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:03, 4 February 2022
Walker & Son Ltd, Wellington Brewery, Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent.
Founded c.1780. John Keddell (father & son) 1783-1850, Laslett 1853 then Alexander Walker 1854.
Registered June 1896.
Acquired by Charrington & Co. Ltd. 1905 with 29 public houses.
Brewing ceased 1928 when the premises were damaged by fire.
Brewery office remains on opposite side of the road.
List of Walker & Son Ltd. pubs
An assortment of images of the brewery
The brewery offices opposite the brewery in 1976. Courtesy Roy Denison
The offices opposite the brewery
The offices opposite the brewery
The offices opposite the brewery
The offices opposite the brewery
![The remains of the wall in the grounds of the Jolly Drayman (see larger photo above]]](/wiki/images/thumb/e/e4/Wellington_Gravesend_remains_of_wall_at_Jolly_Drayman_2.jpg/120px-Wellington_Gravesend_remains_of_wall_at_Jolly_Drayman_2.jpg)
The remains of the wall in the grounds of the Jolly Drayman (see larger photo above]]
The brewery office in 2008. Courtesy Steve Peck
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![The remains of the wall in the grounds of the Jolly Drayman (see larger photo above]]](/wiki/index.php?title=File:Wellington_Gravesend_remains_of_wall_at_Jolly_Drayman_2.jpg)
