George & Francis Gibson (Saffron Walden)

George & Francis Gibson, Anchor Brewery, 17 High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex

George Gibson was a miller in Maldon who opened a shop in the Market Square in 1763. He lived on the corner of Myddylton Place, his wife was Ann Atkinson whose family originally came from Thorne, Yorkshire. They had a son, Atkinson Francis who married Elizabeth Wyatt in 1789 by whom he came into the possession of a brewery.

The brewery was sold to J. W. & J. L. Taylor in about 1837. The following pubs in Essex were transferred to Taylors (source Essex Archives):

In Saffron Walden

1. Castle, Saffron Walden
2. Compasses, Saffron Walden
3. Cross Keys, Saffron Walden
4. Eight Bells, Saffron Walden
5. George, Saffron Walden
6. Greyhound, Saffron Walden
7. Hoope and Bells, Saffron Walden
8. Kings Arms, Saffron Walden
9. Queens Head, Saffron Walden
10. Sun Inn, Saffron Walden
11. White Horse, Saffron Walden

Outside Saffron Walden

1. Bell, Castle Hedingham
2. Bull, Sampford
3. Cook, Castle Hedingham
4. Cook, Sampford
5. Crown, Little Chesterford
6. Fighting Cocks, Wenden
7. Fox and Hounds, Steeple Bumpstead
8. Green Man, Arkesden
9. Half Moon, Belchamp
10. Hercules, Newport
11. Kings Head, Elmdon
12. Kings Head, Elsenham
13. Kings Head, Quendon
14. Kings Head, Stebbing
15. Lamb, Sible Hedingham
16. Lion, Wethersfield
17. Queens Head, Littlebury
18. Red Lion, Radwinter
19. Star, Dunmow
20. Star, Thaxted
21. Swan, Sible Hedingham
22. White Horse, Great Chesterford