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[[File:Whitbread.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street North side (aka Sun Court) c.1900]] | [[File:Whitbread.jpg|thumb|Chiswell Street North side (aka Sun Court) c.1900]] | ||
[[Image:Extra Stout.jpg|thumb|One of a large number of adverts issued by the company over its lifetime.]] | [[Image:Extra Stout.jpg|thumb|One of a large number of adverts issued by the company over its lifetime.]] | ||
<big>'''Whitbread & Co. Ltd''', ''Chiswell Street, London EC1''</big> | |||
Registered July 1889. | Founded in 1742. Registered in July 1889. | ||
A new brewery was built at Luton in 1969 and brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976. | |||
Porter Tun Room now a conference centre. | Many buildings remain. The site has been converted to other uses, including a posh hotel. The Porter Tun Room is now a conference centre. | ||
The company ceased brewing and now concentrates on its leisure business. | |||
Revision as of 15:38, 19 July 2017
Whitbread & Co. Ltd, Chiswell Street, London EC1
Founded in 1742. Registered in July 1889.
A new brewery was built at Luton in 1969 and brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976.
Many buildings remain. The site has been converted to other uses, including a posh hotel. The Porter Tun Room is now a conference centre.
The company ceased brewing and now concentrates on its leisure business.
An assortment of images of the brewery
An assortment of images of the brewery stables
An assortment of images of the brewery bottling stores
The Chiswell Street brewery in 2011. Courtesy Steve Peck
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