Gibbs Mew & Co. Ltd

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A Salisbury pub
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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 in 1858.

Registered May 1898 to acquire Bridger Gibbs & Son and Herbert Mew & Co.

Closed in 1997. 310 tied houses were sold to Enterprise Inns.

Some buildings remain, but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped.


The brewery in 1989:

Remains of the brewery in 2000:


Within the brewery:

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