Groves & Sons Ltd

Messrs. John Groves & Sons Ltd., New Premises (Hope Brewery), Weymouth, Dorset. Brewers' Journal 15th July 1903

Groves 1904 Brewhouse

Groves Ale And Stout

Letterhead 1948

Royal Standard, Fortuneswell

Kings Arms, Chiswell

John Groves & Sons Ltd, Hope Brewery, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset.

Founded 1840. The Hope Brewery was rebuilt between 1903 and 1904. The splendid new brewery building was designed by architects Arthur Kinder & Son, a celebrated practice from the City of London, specialising in breweries. This is the imposing building still dominating Hope Square.

Acquired by Devenish & Co. Ltd in 1960 with 115 public houses. The coppers and double-drop tun room were preserved as part of the Timewalk visitors exhibition (now closed). However, there are plans to redevelop the site for residential and other uses.

• List of John Groves & Sons Ltd pubs

• Groves & Devenish Redevelopment

An assortment of views of the brewery

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  Pre-rebuilding
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  Pre-rebuilding
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  The brewery offices are above the pub
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  The brewery prior to the acquisition by Devenish
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  The brewery post Devenish take over
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  The brewery post Devenish take over
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  1980
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  October 2013
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  October 2013
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  October 2013
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  The former maltings, October 2013
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  Courtesy Paul Gunnell

The BHS explored the surviving buildings of the former Devenish and Groves breweries in October 2021

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  View over harbour
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  Rear of Groves
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  Groves Malthouse
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  Groves Malthouse
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  Groves Ale Store
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  Rear of Groves
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  Rear of Groves
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  Rear of Groves
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  Rear of Groves
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  Rear of Groves
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  Rear of Groves
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  Groves chimney

Labels

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Ordnance Survey map extracts from 1863. "Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland" http://maps.nls.uk/index.html:

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