Groves & Sons Ltd

Messrs. John Groves & Sons Ltd., New Premises (Hope Brewery), Weymouth, Dorset. Brewers' Journal 15th July 1903

Groves Ale And Stout

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 were preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed).

However, the site is to be redeveloped for residential use.

List of John Groves & Sons Ltd pubs

An assortment of views of the brewery

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  Pre-rebuilding

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  The brewery offices are above the pub

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  The brewery prior to the acquisition by Devenish

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  The brewery post Devenish take over

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  The brewery post Devenish take over

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  1980

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  October 2013

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  October 2013

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  October 2013

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  The former maltings, October 2013

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  Courtesy Paul Gunnell

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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

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