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Registered 1898. | Registered 1898. | ||
Amalgamated with Tomson & Wotton Ltd. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968. | Amalgamated with [[Tomson & Wotton Ltd]]. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968. | ||
Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962. | Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962. |
Revision as of 13:26, 6 June 2016
Gardner & Co. Ltd, Ash Brewery, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent.
Founded 1837 when George or Thomas Bushell converted the parish workhouse into a brewery.
Acquired by William Gardner 1840 with 49 tied houses. Traded as Gardner and Godden from 1858.
Registered 1898.
Amalgamated with Tomson & Wotton Ltd. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. June 1968.
Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962.
Brewhouse demolished but traces remain.
An assortment of images of the brewery