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Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. 1961. | Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. 1961. | ||
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, Luton, was opened. This in turn being closed in 1984. | The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, 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. Offices remain. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 24 November 2013
Flower's Breweries 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 as above 1954 when Flower & Sons Ltd. of Stratford-on-Avon were acquired.
Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. 1961.
The Phoenix Brewery was closed 1969 when Whitbread's giant new brewery in Oakley Road, 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. Offices remain.
An assortment of views of the brewery.
Letterhead in 1923
Letterhead after the name change
The brewery in 1955
A Green's pub in the 1930s
The brewery in the 1970s
The brewery in the 1970s
