Bargate Brewery
Bargate Brewery, 54 Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire
The brewery was founded before 1791, when John Broughton was listed as a wholesale brewer. He was still running the brewery in 1813. The business later traded as John and Thomas Broughton, tanners and brewers. They controlled:
- The Nags Head, Goat Street (Passmidge, victualler)
- The Anchor at Fishtoft (Bangley, victualler)
- The Duke William, Fishtoft (Featherstone, victualler)
- The Ball, Swinehead (Darcey, victualler)
- The Peacock, Slickney (Lovell, victualler)
- The Boat, Sibsey (Ward, victualler)
In 1826 and 1828, the firm was trading as Thomas Broughton & Sons. In 1841 Broughton & Son were letting The Falcon, New Street. The brewery was offered for sale on 3 February 1845. It was bought by Charles & George Dawson, spirit merchants but their partnership was dissolved in 1847. Charles Dawson then ran the brewery alone and was advertising Fine Family Ales, London Porter and Genuine Stout in 1849.
But later in 1861 Charles was selling his brewery and plant. After Dawson, the brewery had a series of owners: Joseph Brighty; James Clare and Charles William Harry Eyres; Charles W H Eyres from 1872 to 1875, when Eyres left Boston; and Hugh Berks Bell (1875-89).
Bell sold to the Burton & Lincoln Breweries Ltd in ca.1889 and they offered for sale the 7-quarter plant on 7 August 1889. But the firm continued to use the Bargate Brewery as a depot until 1897.
The Bargate Brewery buildings were demolished in about 1970. The main building was two-storey and about 76 feet by 34 feet with out-buildings, all brick and slate. Later in Edwardian times it was the Victoria Feather Factory. The site became Boston Shopping Park.
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Bargate Brewery Sale, 1875
