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Founded 1640 and acquired by Lacons 1760. Registered April 1894 with 204 tied houses. Public company formed 1952.  
Founded 1640 and acquired by Lacons 1760. Registered April 1894 with 204 tied houses. Public company formed 1952.  


Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. December 1965 with 354 public houses.  
Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. December 1965 with 354 public houses. Brewery closed 28th February 1968 and has been demolished.
 
Brewery closed 28th February 1968 and has been demolished.


* '''[[List of E. Lacon & Co. Ltd. pubs]]'''
* '''[[List of E. Lacon & Co. Ltd. pubs]]'''
* Watch: '''"From Barley to the Bar"'''. A 1957 colour film (approx 32 mins) which covers malting, hops, brewing, bottling ... and drinking: https://vimeo.com/456115578




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Lacon signs.jpg
Lacon signs.jpg
Lacon Gt Yarmouth stores + Eye.jpg  
Lacon Gt Yarmouth stores + Eye.jpg  
File:Lacons RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Lacons RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Lacons RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
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[[Category:Norfolk]]
[[Category:Norfolk]]

Revision as of 21:43, 29 March 2021

An Ordnance Survey extract from 1904. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html
Lacon 1955.jpg
Falcon Ale 1900s.jpg
Builders Arms (former), 140 St Pauls Road, Islington, London N1

E Lacon & Co. Ltd, Falcon Brewery, Church Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Founded 1640 and acquired by Lacons 1760. Registered April 1894 with 204 tied houses. Public company formed 1952.

Acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd. December 1965 with 354 public houses. Brewery closed 28th February 1968 and has been demolished.


An assortment of images of the brewery