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[[File:Crocombe Billhead 1890-page-001.jpg|thumb|A billhead from 1890]] | [[File:Crocombe Billhead 1890-page-001.jpg|thumb|A billhead from 1890]] | ||
<big>'''Crocombe & Son, ''' ''Parracombe, Devon.''</big> | [[File:Parracombe Fox & Goose pos F3869.jpg|thumb|The Fox & Goose in 1996]] | ||
<big>'''Crocombe & Son, ''' ''Tarr Path (Slippers Lane), Parracombe, Devon.''</big> | |||
Originally maltsters. | Originally maltsters. | ||
Brewery built | Brewery built 1876 at rear of Royal Hotel (London Inn), which has now become a private house. The Fox & Goose remains in operation. | ||
Brewing ceased 1940 due to the death of Mr Crocombe senior | Brewing ceased 1940 due to the death of Mr Crocombe senior. | ||
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My maternal grandmother's family were tenant farmers in and around Parracombe for four centuries. Her father was first cousin to Florrie. | My maternal grandmother's family were tenant farmers in and around Parracombe for four centuries. Her father was first cousin to Florrie. | ||
'''Some examples of artefacts from the brewery''' | |||
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File:Crocombe artefacts1.jpg | |||
File:CrocombeBottle2.jpg | |||
File:Crocombe label small.jpg | |||
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[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:02, 10 May 2020
Crocombe & Son, Tarr Path (Slippers Lane), Parracombe, Devon.
Originally maltsters.
Brewery built 1876 at rear of Royal Hotel (London Inn), which has now become a private house. The Fox & Goose remains in operation.
Brewing ceased 1940 due to the death of Mr Crocombe senior.
Dr Malvern Tipping writes:-
The last owner of the brewery, Florence Crocombe (Florrie) nee Crang, closed it shortly after the death of her husband, Frederick, and then sold off the property in 1941 whilst her son was away at war.
My maternal grandmother's family were tenant farmers in and around Parracombe for four centuries. Her father was first cousin to Florrie.
Some examples of artefacts from the brewery
