Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd

Seen in Clapton. Courtesy Roy Denison

Jolly Sailor, Hanham (photo Bank House Kennels)

Post Office Tavern, Westbury 2009

Post Office Tavern, Westbury 2009

London Inn, Bedminster (photo Andy Hooker)

Rose & Crown, Burchells Green (photo Bank House Kennels)

Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd, Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.

Brewing on the site since at least 1702. Isaac Hobhouse established a substantial porter brewery in the 1730s, and was later joined by Philip George. Georges & Ricketts in 1816. Registered as above 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.

• List of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd pubs
• A History of the Bristol Brewery Georges Ltd
• "Copper chimneys at George's Courage Brewery, Bristol" by Mike Bone, Stephen Morris, Terry Peters and Mark Steeds

Various images of the brewery:

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  The brewery in the 1930s

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  The brewery commemorating the 1937 Coronation

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  The brewery in 1999

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  The brewery in 1999

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  The brewery in 1999

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From the collection of Roy Denison

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  The brewery in 1982.

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  The brewery in 1982.

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  The brewery in 1994.

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  The brewery in 2000.

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  The partial demolition of the brewery in 2007.

Vehicles:

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  The brewery in the 1930s

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  Bus advert 1950s

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  A dray in the 1950s

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George's Brewery in 2004:

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George's Brewery in 2007. Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel":

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  In Victoria Street

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George's Brewery in 2015:

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George's Brewery, April 2017:

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A selection of labels issued by the brewery:

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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