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<big>'''Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd | |||
</big> | <big>'''Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd''', ''Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.''</big> | ||
Founded in about 1730. Registered February 1888. | Founded in about 1730. Registered February 1888. | ||
Acquired by [[Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd]] | Acquired by [[Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd]] in 1961 with 1,459 tied houses. Known as 'Courage (Western) Ltd' for a while. | ||
Some buildings remain | Brewery closed 1999. Some buildings remain but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped for housing and commercial uses. | ||
'''Various images of the brewery:''' | '''Various images of the brewery:''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Georges Loading bay 1930s.jpg|The brewery in the 1930s | Georges Loading bay 1930s.jpg|The brewery in the 1930s | ||
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Bristol Brewery Georges (1).jpg | Bristol Brewery Georges (1).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Vehicles:''' | '''Vehicles:''' | ||
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Georges dray.jpg | Georges dray.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''George's Brewery in 2004:''' | '''George's Brewery in 2004:''' | ||
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Bristol brewery georges 2004 (1).jpg | Bristol brewery georges 2004 (1).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''George's Brewery in 2007. Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel":''' | '''George's Brewery in 2007. Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel":''' | ||
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GlosBristolGeorges3 WRB Oct07.jpg | GlosBristolGeorges3 WRB Oct07.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''George's Brewery in 2015:''' | '''George's Brewery in 2015:''' | ||
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File:GlosBristolGeorges35a_SP_Apr17.jpg | File:GlosBristolGeorges35a_SP_Apr17.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''A selection of labels issued by the brewery:''' | '''A selection of labels issued by the brewery:''' | ||
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Georges Bristol label (2).jpg | Georges Bristol label (2).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[category:Gloucestershire]] | [[category:Gloucestershire]] |
Revision as of 16:35, 11 September 2018
Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd, Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Founded in about 1730. Registered 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.
Various images of the brewery:
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: