Fuller, Smith & Turner Ltd

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Messrs. Fuller, Smith & Turner, Chiswick, London SW. New Floor Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th May 1902
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The Griffin Brewery circa 1965
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Fuller, Smith & Turner Ltd, Griffin Brewery, Chiswick Lane South, London W4 2QB

Passed into the Mawson family hands in 1685. John Fuller became a partner in 1829 and his son John Bird Fuller was left sole partner in 1845. Henry Smith and John Turner became partners in November 1846. Registered August 1929.

An independent brewer until January 2019, when they announced the sale of their brewery and brands to the Japanese brewer Asahi. Asahi renamed the brewery Fuller's Griffin Brewery, to distinguish from the Fuller Smith & Turner pub company which retained the pubs and hotels.


  • Dobell & Courtauld's brewery, Brentford, was acquired in 1897 after it was destroyed by fire.
  • William Gomm & Son of Brentford were acquired in 1908 with 34 tied houses.
  • Gale & Co. Ltd of Horndean were acquired in 2005 with 111 houses and the brewery was closed.
  • The Dark Star Brewery of Partridge Green, West Sussex, and its beer brands, were acquired in 2018.



Various images of the brewery


A BHS visit in April 2012


The brewery in 2022


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