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<big>'''Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, '''''Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham, Kent.''</big> | <big>'''Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, '''''Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham, Kent.''</big> | ||
Brewery founded c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses. | Brewery founded c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses. | ||
Acquired Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name changed to B C Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when Alfred Smith & Co, of Sevenoaks were acquired in 1899. | Acquired Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name changed to B C Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when [[Alfred Smith & Co]], of Sevenoaks were acquired in 1899. | ||
Acquired by [[Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd]]. of London 1948 with 102 houses. | Acquired by [[Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd]]. of London 1948 with 102 houses. | ||
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Brewer’s house remains. | Brewer’s house remains. | ||
[[List of Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd pubs]] | |||
'''Ordnance Survey extracts from 1907. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" [[http://maps.nls.uk/index.html]]''' | '''Ordnance Survey extracts from 1907. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" [[http://maps.nls.uk/index.html]]''' | ||
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'''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | '''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | ||
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File:BlackEagleFrontage1950s-658x457.jpg | |||
Bushell Watkins.jpg | Bushell Watkins.jpg | ||
Bushell Watkins Westerham rear.jpg | Bushell Watkins Westerham rear.jpg | ||
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File:Bushell Watkins 2 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones | File:Bushell Watkins 2 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones | ||
File:Bushell Watkins 3 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones | File:Bushell Watkins 3 Rod Jones.jpg|Courtesy Rod Jones | ||
File:KentBitterAle150.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Trade Mark |regno = 294,925|desc=Eagle and spear|date=27/07/1907|seventy=At least 10}} | {{Trade Mark |regno = 294,925|desc=Eagle and spear|date=27/07/1907|seventy=At least 10}} | ||
[[Category:Kent]] | [[Category:Kent]] |
Latest revision as of 20:54, 4 October 2020
Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd, Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham, Kent.
Brewery founded c.1840. Registered July 1894 as B.C.Bushell & Co. Ltd. with 63 public houses.
Acquired Watkins & Son, Swan Brewery, Hosey Hill, Westerham 1897 and name changed to B C Bushell, Watkins & Co. Ltd. and finally as above when Alfred Smith & Co, of Sevenoaks were acquired in 1899.
Acquired by Taylor, Walker & Co. Ltd. of London 1948 with 102 houses.
Ceased brewing 1965. Premises used as depot until demolished November 1989.
Brewer’s house remains.
List of Bushell, Watkins & Smith Ltd pubs
Ordnance Survey extracts from 1907. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" [[1]]
An assortment of images of the brewery
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