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<big>'''Heavitree Brewery Ltd''', ''16 Church Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon.''</big> | <big>'''Heavitree Brewery Ltd''', ''16 Church Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon.''</big> | ||
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The company retains a pub estate, most of which is in Devon. | The company retains a pub estate, most of which is in Devon. | ||
* '''[[Heavitree Brewery: Announcement of the Cessation of Brewing, 1970]]''' | |||
* '''[[Heavitree Brewery Pubs]] - a Gallery''' | |||
'''An assortment of views of the brewery.''' | '''An assortment of views of the brewery.''' |
Latest revision as of 12:15, 17 June 2022
Heavitree Brewery Ltd, 16 Church Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon.
Founded in 1790. Originally Wilcocks & Rewe, but in 1857 was noted in Billings Directory as Heavitree Brewery with Elizabeth Baker as brewer. Registered in February 1890 to acquire E N Birkett.
The company decided to end brewing in 1970, the directors citing rising costs and a change of public taste - only 45% of the company's pubs took Heavitree beers at the time. After closure, the 135 tied houses were initially supplied by Whitbread. The brewery was demolished in 1986.
The company retains a pub estate, most of which is in Devon.
- Heavitree Brewery: Announcement of the Cessation of Brewing, 1970
- Heavitree Brewery Pubs - a Gallery
An assortment of views of the brewery.
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