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[[image:Gibbs Mew Salisbury 1955.jpg|thumb|1955]]
[[image:Gibbs Salisbury 1975.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Gibbs Mew.jpg|thumb|1967]]
[[File:Gibbs Mew.jpg|thumb]]
[[image:Gibbs Salisbury 1975.jpg|thumb|1975]]
[[File:Gibbs Mew (2).jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Gibbs Mew (2).jpg|thumb|1991]]
[[image:Gibbs mew pub salisbury.jpg|thumb|A Salisbury pub]]
[[image:Gibbs mew pub salisbury.jpg|thumb|A Salisbury pub]]
[[File:Gibbs Blue Keg.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Gibbs Blue Keg.jpg|thumb]]
<big>'''Gibbs Mew & Co. Ltd, '''''Anchor Brewery, Gigant Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire.''</big>
<big>'''Gibbs, Mew & Co. Ltd,''' ''Anchor Brewery, Gigant Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire''</big>


Founded at the Swan, Haslemere, Surrey c.1750. George Bridger Gibbs became a partner in Fawcett's Brewery 1838 and moved to the Anchor Brewery in 1858.  
Founded at the Swan, Haslemere, Surrey c.1750. George Bridger Gibbs became a partner in Fawcett's Brewery 1838 and moved to the Anchor Brewery, Salisbury in 1858. Registered in May 1898 to acquire Bridger Gibbs & Son and [[Herbert Mew]]'s brewery. They also acquired [[William Rossiter (Bath)]]'s Royal Oak Brewery.


Registered May 1898 to acquire Bridger Gibbs & Son and Herbert Mew & Co.  
In June 1960, they bought [[Lancashire Clubs Federation Brewery Ltd]] to produce keg beer for Northern clubs. In 1994, they bought the PubCo '''Centric Inns'''. This added Centric's 197 pubs to Gibbs' 121 pubs at the time.


Closed in 1997. 310 tied houses were sold to Enterprise Inns.
In 1997, they closed their Salisbury brewery and became a PubCo themselves. Gibbs Mew beers were initially brewed by Ushers of Trowbridge. In 2011, the company with its 310 tied houses was sold to Enterprise Inns. Some buildings remain, but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped.


Some buildings remain, but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped.
* '''[[List of Gibbs Mew & Co Ltd pubs]]'''




'''The brewery in 1989:'''
'''Views of the brewery:'''
 
<gallery>
<gallery>
Salisbury 1989 (7).jpg  
Gibbs Mew staff c 1895a.jpg|The staff circa 1895
Salisbury 1989 (6).jpg  
Gibbs Mew 1970s -22.jpg|1970s
Salisbury 1989 (5).jpg
Salisbury 1989 (7).jpg|1989
Salisbury 1989 (4).jpg  
Salisbury 1989 (6).jpg|1989
Salisbury 1989 (3).jpg  
Salisbury 1989 (5).jpg|1989
Salisbury 1989 (2).jpg  
Salisbury 1989 (4).jpg|1989
Salisbury 1989 (3).jpg|1989
Salisbury 1989 (2).jpg|1989
Gibbs Mew 1991.jpg|1991
Gibbs Mew 1.jpg
File:Salisbury Gibbs Mew old photo.jpg
File:WiltsSalisburyGibbsMew1_SP_Oct2000.jpg|2000
File:WiltsSalisburyGibbsMew2_SP_Oct2000.jpg|2000
File:SalisburyGibbsMew_1932_CopperDrawing.jpg|Drawing of copper, 1932
File:SalisburyGibbsMew_1958_CoopersLetter.jpg|Cooper's Letter, 1958
File:SalisburyGibbsMew_1961_Wages_Proposal.jpg|Wages Proposal, 1961
</gallery>
</gallery>


'''Remains of the brewery in 2000:'''
 
'''Within the brewery:'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:WiltsSalisburyGibbsMew1_SP_Oct2000.jpg
Gibbs Mew Yeast press.jpg|Yeast press
File:WiltsSalisburyGibbsMew2_SP_Oct2000.jpg
Gibbs Mew Wooden square.jpg|Wooden square
Gibbs Mew Valentine arm.jpg|Valentine arm
Gibbs Mew Underback.jpg|Underback
Gibbs Mew Paraflow.jpg|Paraflow
Gibbs Mew Old hop back.jpg|Old hop back
Gibbs Mew New copper.jpg|New copper
Gibbs Mew Mash tun.jpg|Mash Tun
Gibbs Mew Malt mill.jpg|Malt mill
Gibbs Mew FVs.jpg|Fermenting vessels
Gibbs Mew Cellars o (1).jpg|Cellars
Gibbs Mew Attemperator in square.jpg|Attemperator in square
Fermenting room.jpg|Fermenting room
Fermenters in micro.jpg|Fermenters in micro
Extra FV.jpg|Extra fermenting vessel
Copper.jpg|Copper
</gallery>
</gallery>




'''Within the brewery:'''
'''Labels, publicity, etc:'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Gibbs Mew Yeast press.jpg|Yeast press
File:Gibbs Mew Salisbury label zm.jpg
Gibbs Mew Wooden square.jpg|Wooden square
File:Gibbs Mew RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Valentine arm.jpg
File:Gibbs Mew RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Underback.jpg
File:Gibbs Mew RD zx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Paraflow.jpg
File:Gibbs Mew RD zx (4).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Old hop back.jpg 
File:Gibbs Mew RD zx (5).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew New copper.jpg
File:Gibbs Mew RD zmx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Mash tun.jpg 
File:Gibbs Mew RD zmx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew Malt mill.jpg
File:Gibbs Mew RD zmx (3).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Gibbs Mew FVs.jpg  
Gibbs Mew Cellars o (1).jpg
Gibbs Mew Attemperator in square.jpg
Gibbs Mew 1991.jpg
Gibbs Mew 1970s -22.jpg
Gibbs Mew 1.jpg
Fermenting room.jpg
Fermenters in micro.jpg
Extra FV.jpg
Copper.jpg  
</gallery>
</gallery>


{{Trade Mark |regno = 64,579|desc=Barley & crossed hop pockets, words "Purity & strength"|date=4/5/1887|seventy=NO}}
{{Trade Mark |regno = 64,579|desc=Barley & crossed hop pockets, words "Purity & strength"|date=4/5/1887|seventy=NO}}
[[Category:Wiltshire]]

Latest revision as of 21:02, 23 October 2021

1955
1967
1975
1991
A Salisbury pub
Gibbs Blue Keg.jpg

Gibbs, Mew & Co. Ltd, Anchor Brewery, Gigant Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Founded at the Swan, Haslemere, Surrey c.1750. George Bridger Gibbs became a partner in Fawcett's Brewery 1838 and moved to the Anchor Brewery, Salisbury in 1858. Registered in May 1898 to acquire Bridger Gibbs & Son and Herbert Mew's brewery. They also acquired William Rossiter (Bath)'s Royal Oak Brewery.

In June 1960, they bought Lancashire Clubs Federation Brewery Ltd to produce keg beer for Northern clubs. In 1994, they bought the PubCo Centric Inns. This added Centric's 197 pubs to Gibbs' 121 pubs at the time.

In 1997, they closed their Salisbury brewery and became a PubCo themselves. Gibbs Mew beers were initially brewed by Ushers of Trowbridge. In 2011, the company with its 310 tied houses was sold to Enterprise Inns. Some buildings remain, but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped.


Views of the brewery:

  • The staff circa 1895

    The staff circa 1895

  • 1970s

    1970s

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1989

    1989

  • 1991

    1991

  • Gibbs Mew 1.jpg
  • Salisbury Gibbs Mew old photo.jpg
  • 2000

    2000

  • 2000

    2000

  • Drawing of copper, 1932

    Drawing of copper, 1932

  • Cooper's Letter, 1958

    Cooper's Letter, 1958

  • Wages Proposal, 1961

    Wages Proposal, 1961


Within the brewery:

  • Yeast press

    Yeast press

  • Wooden square

    Wooden square

  • Valentine arm

    Valentine arm

  • Underback

    Underback

  • Paraflow

    Paraflow

  • Old hop back

    Old hop back

  • New copper

    New copper

  • Mash Tun

    Mash Tun

  • Malt mill

    Malt mill

  • Fermenting vessels

    Fermenting vessels

  • Cellars

    Cellars

  • Attemperator in square

    Attemperator in square

  • Fermenting room

    Fermenting room

  • Fermenters in micro

    Fermenters in micro

  • Extra fermenting vessel

    Extra fermenting vessel

  • Copper

    Copper


Labels, publicity, etc:

  • Gibbs Mew Salisbury label zm.jpg
  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison

  • Courtesy Roy Denison

    Courtesy Roy Denison


Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 64,579
Description  : Barley & crossed hop pockets, words "Purity & strength"
Date of Application  : 4/5/1887
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO
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