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<big>''' Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, ''' '' Black Eagle Brewery , Westerham , Kent .''</big>
[[File:Bushell Watkins letterhead.jpg|thumb|400px]]
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[[image:Bushell W Light Ale.jpg |thumb]]
[[image:Bushell W Audit Ale.jpg |thumb]]
[[File:Bushell Watkins Smith label Cooper 1920s.jpg|thumb]]
<big>'''Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, '''''Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham, Kent.''</big>


Brewery founded by Nathaniel Davis c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses.  
Brewery founded c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses.  


Took over Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name was changed to B.C.Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when Alfred Smith & Co, of Sevenoaks were acquired.  
Acquired Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name changed to B C Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when [[Alfred Smith & Co]], of Sevenoaks were acquired in 1899.  


Acquired by [[Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd]]. of London 1948 with 102 tied houses.  
Acquired by [[Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd]]. of London 1948 with 102 houses.  


Ceased brewing 1965 and premises used as an Ind Coope depot until demolished November 1989.
Ceased brewing 1965. Premises used as depot until demolished November 1989.  
 
Brewer’s house remains.
 
[[List of Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd pubs]]
 
'''Ordnance Survey extracts from 1907. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" [[http://maps.nls.uk/index.html]]'''
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File:KentWesterhamBushellsBry1_1907map.jpg
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'''An assortment of images of the brewery'''
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File:BlackEagleFrontage1950s-658x457.jpg
Bushell Watkins.jpg
Bushell Watkins Westerham rear.jpg
Bushell Watkins Westerham offices.jpg
Bushell Watkins Westerham 1.jpg
Westeham Brewery 1985 -1.jpg |The brewery in 1985
Westeham Brewery 1985 -2.jpg|The brewery in 1985
Westeham Brewery 1985 4.jpg |The brewery in 1985
Westeham Brewery 1985 7.jpg|The brewery in 1985
Westeham Brewery 1985 -8.jpg |The brewery in 1985
Westeham Brewery 1985 9.jpg|The brewery in 1985
Westerham bb.jpg
Westerham Black Eagle Remians 1995.jpg |The brewery in 1995
Westerham Gen Wolfe.jpg|The General Wolfe
File:Bushell Watkins 1 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones
File:Bushell Watkins 2 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones
File:Bushell Watkins 3 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones
File:KentBitterAle150.jpg
</gallery>
 
{{Trade Mark |regno = 294,925|desc=Eagle and spear|date=27/07/1907|seventy=At least 10}}
[[Category:Kent]]

Latest revision as of 20:54, 4 October 2020

Bushell Watkins letterhead.jpg
Bushell W Winter Ale.jpg
Bushell W Light Ale.jpg
Bushell W Audit Ale.jpg
Bushell Watkins Smith label Cooper 1920s.jpg

Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham, Kent.

Brewery founded c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses.

Acquired Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name changed to B C Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when Alfred Smith & Co, of Sevenoaks were acquired in 1899.

Acquired by Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd. of London 1948 with 102 houses.

Ceased brewing 1965. Premises used as depot until demolished November 1989.

Brewer’s house remains.

List of Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd pubs

Ordnance Survey extracts from 1907. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" [[1]]


An assortment of images of the brewery

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 294,925
Description  : Eagle and spear
Date of Application  : 27/07/1907
Used Prior to 1875?  : At least 10