Useful when trying to date a pub. For example, the Queen’s Head at the Cricket Green was a Crowley pub in 1893, so in 1911 it would have been a Hoare’s and then in 1933 it would have become a Charrington one.
Charrington took over Directly
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1833 | Steward & Head | Stratford |
| 1890 | Bell’s | Fulham |
| 1891 | East’s | Kingston |
| 1903 | Walker’s | Gravesend |
| 1909 | Campbell Johnstone | Notting Hill |
| 1911 | Chandler’s (1/2) | London |
| 1916 | Brook’s | Peckham |
| 1920 | Notting Hill (1/2) | |
| 1925 | Savill Bros. | Stratford |
| 1927 | Tilney’s | Whitechapel |
| 1929 | Seabrooke & Sons | Grays |
and indirectly Tilney’s of Whitechapel had taken over:
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Blythe & Squier | Stanford-le-Hope |
| 1927 | Baddow |
Hoare’s of London took over:
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Fox’s | ||
| Walburton | ||
| 1923 | Lion |
Lion had taken over
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham | ||
| Chandlers (1/2) | ||
| 1914 |
Hoare’s of London then took over:
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Golding (Houses) | ||
| Wooldridge (Houses) | Tottenham | |
| 1911 | Lock Smith | |
| Santer’s Caledonian | ||
| 1912 | Mitcham & Cheam | |
| 1919 | Norwood | |
| 1919 | Crowley | Croydon |
| 1925 | New Cross (Houses) | |
| 1926 | City of London (Houses) | |
| 1928 | Commercial (Houses) | |
| 1928 | Swan (Houses) | Fulham |
| 1929 | Page & Overton | Croydon |
Page & Overton of Croydon of London took over:
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Shirley | |
| 1903 | Royal Oak | Croydon |
| 1903 | Youell & Elkins | Horley |
| 1903 | Bradley’s | Epsom |
| 1903 | Verralls | Southover |
| 1903 | Britannia | Old Kent Road |
| 1921 | Lamberhurst | |
| 1930 | Ballard | Lewes |
Hoare’s of London then took over:
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Page & Overton | Croydon |
| 1930 | West’s | Bethnal Green |
Charrington took over Hoare’s of London in 1933
Charrington then took over
| Year | Brewer | Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Thompson’s | Walmer |
| 1951 | Kenward & Court, Hammerton (part) | |
| 1954 | Kemp Town | Brighton |
Source: page 48, A Brewer’s Progress 1757 – 1957, by L.A.G. Strong
From Wikipedia:
In 1967 Charrington merged with Bass and Mitchell & Butler to form Bass Charrington Ltd.
In 1997 Bass Charrington sold off its pubs and the buyer created Punch Taverns.
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