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<big>'''W H Complin & Co''', ''Cobden Bridge Brewery, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire.''</big> | |||
The Complin family brewed at Holybourne, Hampshire from the early 18th century. See: [[Walter Complin (Holybourne)]]. The Complins acquired the Old Shirley Brewery (trading as Bass and Company), Romsey Road, Shirley in 1886, and this was run by Walter Henry Complin. | |||
The public houses were sold to [[Courage & Co. Ltd]]. | Finding they needed a larger brewery, Walter Henry Complin acquired the Bitterne site in 1889, and constructed a new brick-built brewery which opened the following year. | ||
Acquired by [[Fuller, Smith & Turner Ltd]] 1898. For sale as a going concern in 1903, with modern 4 qtr steam plant and brewing probably ceased in 1914. | |||
The public houses were sold to [[Courage & Co. Ltd]] in 1920, and beer was supplied from Courage's Alton brewery. | |||
The site was then used for storage and yards until 1984, when the brewery buildings were demolished. | |||
* '''[[List of W H Complin & Co pubs]]''' | |||
* '''[[The Cobden Bridge Brewery]]''' | |||
'''An assortment of images of the brewery''' | |||
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W Complin Southampton 1.jpg | |||
W Complin Southampton 2.jpg | |||
W Complin Southampton 3.jpg | |||
Courage Maltings Southampton.JPG|The Courage Maltings in Southampton | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{Trade Mark |regno = 157,388|desc=Label design with a bittern|date=4/7/1891|seventy=NO}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 28 September 2020
W H Complin & Co, Cobden Bridge Brewery, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire.
The Complin family brewed at Holybourne, Hampshire from the early 18th century. See: Walter Complin (Holybourne). The Complins acquired the Old Shirley Brewery (trading as Bass and Company), Romsey Road, Shirley in 1886, and this was run by Walter Henry Complin.
Finding they needed a larger brewery, Walter Henry Complin acquired the Bitterne site in 1889, and constructed a new brick-built brewery which opened the following year.
Acquired by Fuller, Smith & Turner Ltd 1898. For sale as a going concern in 1903, with modern 4 qtr steam plant and brewing probably ceased in 1914.
The public houses were sold to Courage & Co. Ltd in 1920, and beer was supplied from Courage's Alton brewery.
The site was then used for storage and yards until 1984, when the brewery buildings were demolished.
An assortment of images of the brewery
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