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<big>'''Strong & Co. of Romsey Ltd''', ''Horsefair Brewery, Romsey, Hampshire.''</big>
<big>'''Strong & Co. of Romsey Ltd''', ''Horsefair Brewery, Romsey, Hampshire.''</big>


Founded c.1778.  
Founded c.1778. Brewery and 23 tied houses leased to Thomas Strong 1858, who bought the business in 1883. Registered November 1894.


Brewery and 23 tied houses leased to Thomas Strong 1858, who bought the business in 1883.  
* They acquired [[Wethered & Sons Ltd]] of Marlow with 236 tied houses in 1949.


Registered November 1894. Acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]]. 1969 with 940 public houses.  
* [[Mew, Langton & Co. Ltd]] of Newport, Isle of Wight, was acquired in 1965 with 144 houses and brewing ceased there in 1969.


Brewing ceased 1981. Partly demolished in the early 1990s.
 
Strongs were acquired by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in 1969 with 940 public houses. Brewing ceased at Romsey in 1981. Partly demolished in the early 1990s.  




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HantsRomseyStrongs1 BHK Sep09.jpg|2009. Photo "Bank House Kennels".
HantsRomseyStrongs1 BHK Sep09.jpg|2009. Photo "Bank House Kennels".
HantsRomseyStrongs2 BHK Sep09.jpg|2009. Photo "Bank House Kennels".
HantsRomseyStrongs2 BHK Sep09.jpg|2009. Photo "Bank House Kennels".
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File:Strongs RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Strongs RD zx (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
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[[category:Hampshire]]
[[category:Hampshire]]

Revision as of 11:41, 8 May 2020

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Messrs. Strong & Co. Ltd, Romsey, Hants. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th June 1902
Letterhead 1948
The Fighting Cocks at Godshill
St Denys Hotel, Southampton

Strong & Co. of Romsey Ltd, Horsefair Brewery, Romsey, Hampshire.

Founded c.1778. Brewery and 23 tied houses leased to Thomas Strong 1858, who bought the business in 1883. Registered November 1894.

  • Mew, Langton & Co. Ltd of Newport, Isle of Wight, was acquired in 1965 with 144 houses and brewing ceased there in 1969.


Strongs were acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1969 with 940 public houses. Brewing ceased at Romsey in 1981. Partly demolished in the early 1990s.


An assortment of images of the brewery