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Founded by Henry and Frederick Pearman 1857 and sold to J W Green in 1869. | Founded by Henry and Frederick Pearman 1857 and sold to J W Green in 1869. | ||
Registered September 1897 as J.W.Green Ltd. The name was changed | Registered September 1897 as J.W.Green Ltd. The name was changed to Flower's Breweries Ltd in 1954 when [[Flower & Sons Ltd]] of Stratford-on-Avon were acquired. | ||
Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] | Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in 1961. | ||
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road [[Whitbread Luton]], was opened, this in turn being closed in 1984. However, a test plant may still having been brewing at Park Street in the 1990s. | The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road [[Whitbread Luton]], was opened, this in turn being closed in 1984. However, a test plant may still having been brewing at Park Street in the 1990s. |
Revision as of 16:09, 19 July 2017
Flower's Breweries Ltd (formerly J W Green Ltd)
Phoenix Brewery, Park Street West, Luton, Bedfordshire
Founded by Henry and Frederick Pearman 1857 and sold to J W Green in 1869.
Registered September 1897 as J.W.Green Ltd. The name was changed to Flower's Breweries Ltd in 1954 when Flower & Sons Ltd of Stratford-on-Avon were acquired.
Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1961.
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road Whitbread Luton, was opened, this in turn being closed in 1984. However, a test plant may still having been brewing at Park Street in the 1990s.
All demolished.
List of J W Green Ltd Bedfordshire pubs
List of J W Green Ltd Buckinghamshire pubs
List of J W Green Ltd Hertfordshire pubs
An assortment of views of the brewery.
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