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[[File:Georges' Bristol - Clapton in Gordano Black Horse 6 December 2000.jpg|thumb|Seen in Clapton. Courtesy Roy Denison]] | |||
[[File:GlosHanhamJollySailor 15 High Street BHK Jun10.jpg|thumb|Jolly Sailor, Hanham (photo Bank House Kennels)]] | |||
[[File:GlosWestburyPostOffice2_May09.jpg|thumb|Post Office Tavern, Westbury 2009]] | |||
[[File:GlosWestburyPostOfficeTavern1_SP_May09.jpg|thumb|Post Office Tavern, Westbury 2009]] | |||
[[File:BristolBedminsterLondonInn Georges 1 Cannon St AH.jpg|thumb|London Inn, Bedminster (photo Andy Hooker)]] | |||
[[File:BristolBurchellsGreenRose&Crown1__BHK_Jun13.jpg|thumb|Rose & Crown, Burchells Green (photo Bank House Kennels)]] | |||
[[image:Bristol Georges 1957 -21.jpg|thumb]] | [[image:Bristol Georges 1957 -21.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[image:Courage Bristol 1968.jpg|thumb]] | [[image:Courage Bristol 1968.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:Trade Mark Entry (19).jpg|thumb]] | |||
<big>'''Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd''', ''Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.''</big> | |||
Acquired by [[Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd]] | Brewing on the site since at least 1702. Isaac Hobhouse established a substantial porter brewery in the 1730s, and was later joined by Philip George. Georges & Ricketts in 1816. Registered as above February 1888. Acquired by [[Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd]] in 1961 with 1,459 tied houses. Known as 'Courage (Western) Ltd' for a while. | ||
Brewery closed 1999. Some buildings remain but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped for housing and commercial uses. | |||
* '''[[List of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd pubs]]''' | |||
* '''[[A History of the Bristol Brewery Georges Ltd]]''' | |||
* '''[http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/127/GeorgeCourage.pdf "Copper chimneys at George's Courage Brewery, Bristol" by Mike Bone, Stephen Morris, Terry Peters and Mark Steeds]''' | |||
'''Various images of the brewery:''' | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Georges | File:Bristol Brewery Georges.jpg | ||
File:Bristol Brewery Georges zc.jpg | |||
Georges | Bristol Georges 1930s.jpg|The brewery in the 1930s | ||
Georges | BristolGeorges1937Coronation.jpg|The brewery commemorating the 1937 Coronation | ||
Georges | Georges Bristol from opp bank.jpg | ||
Georges | Bristol Georges tower 1999.jpg|The brewery in 1999 | ||
Bristol Georges Counting house 2 1999.jpg|The brewery in 1999 | |||
Bristol Georges brewhouse 1999.jpg|The brewery in 1999 | |||
Georges -31.jpg | Georges -31.jpg | ||
Bristol Georges workshop.jpg | Bristol Georges workshop.jpg | ||
Bristol Georges Bottling.jpg | Bristol Georges Bottling.jpg | ||
Courage Bristol.jpg | Courage Bristol.jpg | ||
Bristol Georges Casks Georges Bristol.jpg | Bristol Georges Casks Georges Bristol.jpg | ||
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Bristol Brewery Georges (2).jpg | Bristol Brewery Georges (2).jpg | ||
Bristol Brewery Georges (1).jpg | Bristol Brewery Georges (1).jpg | ||
Bristol brewery | Bristol Brewery Georges zva (2).jpg | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 ( | </gallery> | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (10).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (9).jpg | '''From the collection of Roy Denison''' | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (8).jpg | <gallery> | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (7).jpg | File:Bristol Courage brewery 22 April 1982.JPG|The brewery in 1982. | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (6).jpg | File:Bristol Courage George's brewery 22.4.1982.JPG|The brewery in 1982. | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (5).jpg | File:Bristol old George's Brewery 24 October 1994.JPG|The brewery in 1994. | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (4).jpg | File:Bristol Courage formerly George's brewery 12 September 2000.jpg|The brewery in 2000. | ||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (1).jpg | File:Bristol demolition of Courage Georges brewery 22 November 2007.jpg|The partial demolition of the brewery in 2007. | ||
</gallery> | |||
'''Vehicles:''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
Georges Loading bay 1930s.jpg|The brewery in the 1930s | |||
Bristol Georges Bus ad 1950s.jpg|Bus advert 1950s | |||
Bristol Georges Steam Wagons.jpg | |||
Bristol Brewery Georges zva (1).jpg | |||
Georges yard.jpg | |||
Georges platform lorries 1939.jpg | |||
Georges loading bay.jpg | |||
Georges dray line up.jpg | |||
Georges dray c1950.jpg|A dray in the 1950s | |||
Georges dray.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''George's Brewery in 2004:''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (12).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (11).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (10).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (9).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (8).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (7).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (6).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (5).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (4).jpg | |||
Bristol brewery georges 2004 (1).jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
''' | |||
<gallery> | '''George's Brewery in 2007. Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel":''' | ||
<gallery> | |||
GlosBristolGeorges2 WRB Oct07.jpg|In Victoria Street | |||
GlosBristolGeorges1 WRB Oct07.jpg | |||
GlosBristolGeorges3 WRB Oct07.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
''' | |||
'''George's Brewery in 2015:''' | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Bristol Brewery Georges 2015 (31).jpg | File:Bristol Brewery Georges 2015 (31).jpg | ||
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File:Bristol Brewery Georges 2015 (29).jpg | File:Bristol Brewery Georges 2015 (29).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''George's Brewery, April 2017:''' | |||
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File:GlosBristolGeorges29a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges30a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges34a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges37a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges36a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges38a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges32a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
File:GlosBristolGeorges35a_SP_Apr17.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''A selection of labels issued by the brewery:''' | |||
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File:Bristol brewery georges label bw2.jpg | |||
File:Bristol Brewery Georges labels bw.jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (20).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (18).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (16).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (14).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (17).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (12).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (1).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (11).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (10).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (9).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (8).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (7).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (6).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (5).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (4).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (3).jpg | |||
Georges Bristol label (2).jpg | |||
File:Georges Bristol playing card.jpg | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zb.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Georges Bristol RD zx (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[category:Gloucestershire]] |
Latest revision as of 19:10, 8 August 2021
Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd, Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Brewing on the site since at least 1702. Isaac Hobhouse established a substantial porter brewery in the 1730s, and was later joined by Philip George. Georges & Ricketts in 1816. Registered as above February 1888. Acquired by Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd in 1961 with 1,459 tied houses. Known as 'Courage (Western) Ltd' for a while.
Brewery closed 1999. Some buildings remain but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped for housing and commercial uses.
- List of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd pubs
- A History of the Bristol Brewery Georges Ltd
- "Copper chimneys at George's Courage Brewery, Bristol" by Mike Bone, Stephen Morris, Terry Peters and Mark Steeds
Various images of the brewery:
From the collection of Roy Denison
Vehicles:
George's Brewery in 2004:
George's Brewery in 2007. Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel":
George's Brewery in 2015:
George's Brewery, April 2017:
A selection of labels issued by the brewery: