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BREWING IN REIGATE PRIOR TO THE MID 19th CENTURY
BREWING IN REIGATE PRIOR TO THE MID 19th CENTURY. Tuesday, 12 February 2008. BREWING IN REIGATE PRIOR TO THE MID-19th CENTURY. The first documentary evidence to brewing in Reigate is from 1569, when Thomas Thornton, a brewer in Bell Street, had a tragic accident at his brewery. On the 17th July of that year it is recorded that two of his men lost their lives when they were. Scalded in the mashing vat and they died". A brew house, a shed at the west end of the barn, a mill house, stables, a hay house, a c...
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MELLERSH & NEALE, THE EARLY YEARS
MELLERSH and NEALE, THE EARLY YEARS. Plan of Church Street Brewery, taken from Bryant's Survey 1786. It was here that Neale and Lee traded in partnership. Tuesday, 12 February 2008. MELLERSH AND NEALE, THE EARLY YEARS. A messuage, formerly the Ship Inn and Ship Field, leased by Richard Devon, esq., in 1739 to Thomas Neale, innholder for 21 years ". The second reference was to. A messuage, abutting north on the ditch of the ancient castle of Reigate ". A malt house, granary, etc. ". Thomas Neale was quick...
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Brewing in Reigate: The Reigate & Darking Bank
Brewing in Reigate: The Reigate and Darking Bank. Wednesday, 13 February 2008. THE REIGATE AND DARKING BANK. The banking business was founded in 1808 by Joseph Nash and Thomas Gale senior, and was styled the Reigate and Darking Bank, and business was conducted from premises on the corner of the High Street and Bell Street, Reigate. Until the recent disasters, there never was the slightest doubt of the sufficiency of my father's property, since so seriously and grievously depreciated, to make good all the...
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MELLERSH & NEALE - GROWTH & PROSPERITY
MELLERSH and NEALE - GROWTH and PROSPERITY. Engraving of Mellersh and Neale Reigate Brewery c1883. From Reigate, Redhill and Horley Illustrated Business Guide 1892. Wednesday, 13 February 2008. MELLERSH AND NEALE - GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. For many years the Reigate brewery had been building up an export trade to the West Indies, especially Barbados, where the First Battalion of the Royal Scots was stationed. A letter, written in l885, and now in the hands of the museum of the Regimental Headquarters, ...
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MELLERSH & NEALE - TERRITORIAL EXPANSION
MELLERSH and NEALE - TERRITORIAL EXPANSION. Extent of the Mellersh and Neale Empire. Mellersh and Neale's letterhead design 1899 for the newly formed company. Thursday, 14 February 2008. MELLERSH and NEALE - TERRITORIAL EXPANSION. To this end, on the 9th March 1922 the business assets of the Swan Brewery, Leatherhead, were purchased and the share capital and borrowing powers increased. £35,700 worth of 5% Debenture stock was secured by trust deed. [1]. Therein described as the Lion Brewery. One must ...
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MELLERSH & NEALE LTD - THE END OF AN ERA
MELLERSH and NEALE LTD - THE END OF AN ERA. Mellersh and Neale Fleet. c1933. View shows 5 Bedfords, one Albion, and a Shelvroke and Drewry electric freighter. Monday, 18 February 2008. MELLERSH and NEALE - THE END OF AN ERA. Freehold Licensed Houses 19,650. Freehold Home Premises 300. Leasehold Licensed Houses 1,700. Clubs and Free Trade 2,600. Total: 24,250 barrels [3]. These few words put into writing the sentiments of the directors entirely, and the negotiations continued with this view uppermost.
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BLESSINGS OF YOUR HEART, YOU BREW GOOD ALE
BLESSINGS OF YOUR HEART, YOU BREW GOOD ALE. Bitter Beer Cask label circa 1925. A quantity of these cask labels were found in the caves at Reigate. Monday, 18 February 2008. BLESSING OF YOUR HEART, YOU BREW GOOD ALE" (SHAKESPEARE). At the time of the Meux acquisition of Mellersh and Neale, a list was drawn up of the various contracts which were extant with regard to raw materials. Among these the most notable facts were as follows:. Avern, Sons and Barris. For IPA and Brown Ale, 2561 corks at ninepenc...
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Other Reigate Breweries post mid 19th century
Other Reigate Breweries post mid 19th century. Tuesday, 19 February 2008. FURTHER BREWING CONCERNS FROM MID-19TH CENTURY ONWARDS. Before leaving Reigate, and moving on to breweries in Redhill, there are left one or two brewers of whom we know little to date but nevertheless are well worth a mention here. House, brewery, and garden, in an area of land about 27 poles, with field adjoining, area about 2 roods.". The Barley Mow in Eastnor Road was Durrant’s only beershop, serving as the Brewery Tap....
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BREWING IN REDHILL Part 1 The Redhill Brewery
BREWING IN REDHILL Part 1 The Redhill Brewery. Reffel's Bridge, Redhill c1905. Entrance Gates to Cutforth Bros Brewery may be seen on right hand side of photo. Tuesday, 19 February 2008. REIGATE "FOREIGN" - THE DEVELOPMENT OF REDHILL. Part 1 - The Redhill Brewery. Redhill, as the name of a community, came into use about 1841 and was at first generally applied to Earlswood and other inhabited parts of the neighbourhood outside Warwick Town. St.John's Church, opened in 1843, was called "The Redhill...The r...
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Brewing in Redhill, Part 2 - The Warwick & Roses Breweries
Brewing in Redhill, Part 2 - The Warwick and Roses Breweries. Early photo of the Roses Brewery, Mill Street, Redhill c1888. Tuesday, 19 February 2008. Chapter 9, part 2. House, brewery and yard covering an area of 36 perches.". 8220;A comfortable house with excellent cellars and storage presenting considerable frontage to the Station Road and complete brewery premises in rear, comprising brick-built brew-house, malt store, vat store, and four-stalled stable with a good yard”. XX Mild Ale - 1/- per gallon.
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Story of Brewing in Reigate & Redhill
Story of Brewing in Reigate and Redhill. This is a tale of two towns, Reigate is the older of the two and so has more of a story to tell. 1569 is the earliest proven date for brewing in the area. However, with the presence of Reigate Priory, brewing there must go back further. Redhill, on the other hand, is a product of the railways and here brewing arrived on the scene much later. Location of Breweries in Reigate, Surrey. 1)Neale and Lee,. 4) Mellersh and Neale. 6) Richard and Walter Cade. The Mineral W...
