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Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. 1961. | Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. 1961. | ||
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, Luton, was opened. This in turn being closed in 1984. | The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, Luton, was opened. This in turn being closed in 1984. However, a test plant may still having been brewing at Park Street in the 1990s. Offices remain. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 24 November 2013
Flower's Breweries Ltd Phoenix Brewery, Park Street West , Luton , Bedfordshire .
Founded by Henry and Frederick Pearman 1857 and sold to J W Green in 1869.
Registered September 1897 as J.W.Green Ltd. The name was changed as above 1954 when Flower & Sons Ltd. of Stratford-on-Avon were acquired.
Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. 1961.
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, Luton, was opened. This in turn being closed in 1984. However, a test plant may still having been brewing at Park Street in the 1990s. Offices remain.
An assortment of views of the brewery.