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[[File:Gardner's Brewery Ash 1907.jpg|thumb|From a commercial postcard dated 1907. Courtesy Roger Corbett]] | |||
[[image:Gardner Godden-1-.jpg|thumb]] | [[image:Gardner Godden-1-.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:Gardners Ash Ales.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]] | |||
[[File:Gardner Canterbury.jpg|thumb]] | |||
[[File:Godden Ash ad 1878.jpg|thumb]] | |||
<big>'''Gardner & Co. Ltd,''''' Ash Brewery, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent.''</big> | <big>'''Gardner & Co. Ltd,''''' Ash Brewery, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent.''</big> | ||
Founded 1837 when | Founded 1837 when George or Thomas Bushell converted the parish workhouse into a brewery. | ||
Acquired by William Gardner 1840 with 49 tied houses. Traded as Gardner and Godden from | Acquired by William Gardner 1840 with 49 tied houses. Traded as Gardner and Godden from 1858. | ||
Registered 1898. | Registered 1898. | ||
Amalgamated with Tomson & Wotton Ltd. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968. | Amalgamated with [[Tomson & Wotton Ltd]]. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. June 1968. | ||
Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962. | Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962. | ||
Brewhouse demolished but | Brewhouse demolished but traces remain. | ||
'''[[List of Gardner & Co Ltd pubs]]''' | |||
'''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | '''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Gardner Ash.jpg | Gardner Ash.jpg | ||
Ash Gardners.jpg | Ash Gardners.jpg | ||
File:Gardners Ash Ales badge half moon front.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Gardner & Co. Ash.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''An assortment of labels showing the products of the brewery''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Gardners of Ash label zn.jpg | |||
Gardners Ash label AA.jpg | |||
GardnerKentishFire.jpg | GardnerKentishFire.jpg | ||
GardnerExtraAle.jpg | GardnerExtraAle.jpg | ||
GardnerCavalier.jpg | GardnerCavalier.jpg | ||
GardnerBrownAle.jpg | GardnerBrownAle.jpg | ||
File:Gardners Double Stout v1-2.jpg | |||
File:Gardners Amber Ale-2.jpg | |||
File:Gardner's Ash labels 2. (1).JPG |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Gardner's Ash labels 1..JPG |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''From the collection of Rod Jones''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Gardners Ash bottle 4 Rod Jones.jpg | |||
File:Gardners Ash bottle 3 Rod Jones.jpg | |||
File:Gardners Ash bottle 2 Rod Jones.jpg | |||
File:Gardners Ash bottle 1 Rod Jones.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Kent]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 31 May 2020
Gardner & Co. Ltd, Ash Brewery, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent.
Founded 1837 when George or Thomas Bushell converted the parish workhouse into a brewery.
Acquired by William Gardner 1840 with 49 tied houses. Traded as Gardner and Godden from 1858.
Registered 1898.
Amalgamated with Tomson & Wotton Ltd. of Ramsgate 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. June 1968.
Brewing ceased at Ash in 1954, although ginger beer production continued until 1962.
Brewhouse demolished but traces remain.
An assortment of images of the brewery
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
An assortment of labels showing the products of the brewery
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
.JPG)
From the collection of Rod Jones
