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<big>''' Richard Bell, ''' '' Itchen Brewery , Southampton , Hampshire .''</big>
[[File:Bells Itchen ad 1885.jpg|thumb|An advert from 1885]]


Acquired by William Garton, a director of [[Crowley & Co]], for £2,140 in 1889. Later sold on to Crowleys.
<big>'''Bell & Son''', '' Itchen Brewery, High Street, Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire.''</big>
 
The brewery was founded early in the 17th Century by the Bell family. In 1765, the brewery was rebuilt in a typical Georgian style.
 
By 1889, the brewery was trading as John Bell & Son. The remaining family sold the company to William Garton, a director of [[Crowley & Co]], for £2,140 in 1889.  
 
Following a disastrous fire at the Itchen Brewery, it was then sold on to [[Crowley & Co]].
 
More details on the history of the brewery and the fire are available here:- [[Bell Brewery and William Garton]].
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 25 May 2020

An advert from 1885

Bell & Son, Itchen Brewery, High Street, Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire.

The brewery was founded early in the 17th Century by the Bell family. In 1765, the brewery was rebuilt in a typical Georgian style.

By 1889, the brewery was trading as John Bell & Son. The remaining family sold the company to William Garton, a director of Crowley & Co, for £2,140 in 1889.

Following a disastrous fire at the Itchen Brewery, it was then sold on to Crowley & Co.

More details on the history of the brewery and the fire are available here:- Bell Brewery and William Garton.