Kemp Town Brewery Ltd

Ordnance Survey extract from 1909. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/index.html)

Playing card

St James's Tavern, Brighton: courtesy Roy Denison

Jolly Brewers, Worthing

Kemp Town Brewery (Brighton) Ltd, Bristol Brewery, 6 Seymour Street, Brighton, East Sussex

Founded before 1833.

• In 1899, they acquired H B Longhurst & Son's Brighton brewery.

• In 1914, Young & Rawley Ltd of Eastbourne became bankrupt and was acquired.

• They acquired J Dudney, Sons & Co of Portslade in 1919 and the brewery and several public houses were resold to Smithers & Sons Ltd.

• Harry Chapman's Tower Brewery, Worthing was acquired in 1924 and was closed in 1926.

Registered March 1933 to acquire Abbey's Kemp Town Brewery Ltd.

Acquired by Charrington & Co. Ltd. with 236 houses in 1954 and brewery vacated 1964-65.

The brewery has been demolished and replaced by blocks of flats/

• List of Kemp Town Brewery Ltd pubs

Views of the brewery

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  The maltings
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  The brewery in 1950
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  The maltings in 1960

Letterheads

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  1948
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  1951
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  1960 (after the Charrington takeover)

Labels

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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison
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  Courtesy Roy Denison

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 44,896 Description  : Words "Brighton Lager Ale" Date of Application  : 7/5/1885 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO