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[[Image:GROVES.JPG|thumb|Messrs. John Groves & Sons Ltd., New Premises (Hope Brewery), Weymouth, Dorset. Brewers' Journal 15th July 1903]]
[[Image:GROVES.JPG|thumb|Messrs. John Groves & Sons Ltd., New Premises (Hope Brewery), Weymouth, Dorset. Brewers' Journal 15th July 1903]]
[[File:Groves Weymounth ad 01.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Groves Weymounth ad 01.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Groves John Weymouth.jpg|thumb|Letterhead 1948]]
[[File:FortuneswellRoyalStandard58_SP_Oct13.jpg|thumb|Royal Standard, Fortuneswell]]
[[File:FortuneswellRoyalStandard58_SP_Oct13.jpg|thumb|Royal Standard, Fortuneswell]]
[[File:ChiswellKIngsArms54_SP_Oct13.jpg|thumb|Kings Arms, Chiswell]]
[[File:ChiswellKIngsArms54_SP_Oct13.jpg|thumb|Kings Arms, Chiswell]]
<big>'''John Groves & Sons Ltd''', '' Hope Brewery, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset.''</big>
<big>'''John Groves & Sons Ltd''', '' Hope Brewery, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset.''</big>


Founded 1840. Acquired by [[Devenish & Co. Ltd]] 1960 with 115 public houses.
Founded 1840. The Hope Brewery was rebuilt in about 1903.
 
Acquired by [[Devenish & Co. Ltd]] in 1960 with 115 public houses.


The coppers and double-drop tun room are preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed).
The coppers and double-drop tun room are preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed).




'''An assortment of views of the brewery.'''
'''An assortment of views of the brewery'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Groves John Weymouth.jpg|Letterhead 1948
Image:Devenish 25.jpg|Pre-rebuilding
Image:Devenish 01.jpg|The brewery offices are above the pub.
Image:Devenish 01.jpg|The brewery offices are above the pub
Image:Devenish 25.jpg|
Image:Devenish 13.jpg|The brewery prior to the acquisition by Devenish
Image:Devenish 13.jpg|The brewery prior to the acquisition by Devenish.
Image:Devenish 10.jpg|The brewery post Devenish take over
Image:Devenish 10.jpg|The brewery post Devenish take over.
Image:Devenish 23.jpg|The brewery post Devenish take over
Image:Devenish 23.jpg|The brewery post Devenish take over.
File:WeymouthBrewery67_SP_Oct13.jpg|October 2013
File:WeymouthBrewery67_SP_Oct13.jpg|October 2013
File:WeymouthBrewery69_SP_Oct13.jpg|October 2013
File:WeymouthBrewery69_SP_Oct13.jpg|October 2013

Revision as of 21:15, 11 March 2019

Messrs. John Groves & Sons Ltd., New Premises (Hope Brewery), Weymouth, Dorset. Brewers' Journal 15th July 1903
Groves Weymounth ad 01.jpg
Letterhead 1948
Royal Standard, Fortuneswell
Kings Arms, Chiswell

John Groves & Sons Ltd, Hope Brewery, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset.

Founded 1840. The Hope Brewery was rebuilt in about 1903.

Acquired by Devenish & Co. Ltd in 1960 with 115 public houses.

The coppers and double-drop tun room are preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed).


An assortment of views of the brewery


Ordnance Survey map extracts from 1863. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html: