Groves & Sons Ltd
John Groves & Sons Ltd, Hope Brewery, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset.
Founded 1840. The Hope Brewery was rebuilt between 1903 and 1904. The splendid new brewery building was designed by architects Arthur Kinder & Son, a celebrated practice from the City of London, specialising in breweries. This is the imposing building still dominating Hope Square.
Acquired by Devenish & Co. Ltd in 1960 with 115 public houses. The coppers and double-drop tun room were preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed). However, there are plans to redevelop the site for residential and other uses.
An assortment of views of the brewery
Pre-rebuilding
Pre-rebuilding
The brewery offices are above the pub
The brewery prior to the acquisition by Devenish
The brewery post Devenish take over
The brewery post Devenish take over
1980
October 2013
October 2013
October 2013
The former maltings, October 2013
Courtesy Paul Gunnell
The BHS explored the surviving buildings of the former Devenish and Groves breweries in October 2021
View over harbour
Rear of Groves
Groves Malthouse
Groves Malthouse
Groves Ale Store
Rear of Groves
Rear of Groves
Rear of Groves
Rear of Groves
Rear of Groves
Rear of Groves
Groves chimney
Labels
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
Courtesy Roy Denison
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Ordnance Survey map extracts from 1863. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html:
