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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 SE 280 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Culverden Brewery, Tunbridge Wells |
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Summary
Culverden Brewery on St Johns Road. Unidentifiable buildings visible on Historic Tithe Maps. The brewery appears on 2nd Edition OS Maps (1897-1900) and 4th Edition OS Maps (1929-1952). The building was demolished in 1967.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5824 4020 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54SE |
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| Parish: | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1738 AD to 1967 AD)
Full description
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Culverden Brewery on St Johns Road. Unidentifiable buildings visible on Historic Tithe Maps. The brewery appears on Kent Sheet OS Maps (Surveyed 1868-69, Published 1872). The building was demolished in 1967. (1)
The site was founded in c.1738 as Thomas Jarret's brewhouse. It was acquired by the Kelsey family in 1861, operating under the name E. & H. Kelsey. In July 1920 it was registered to amalgamate with Thomas Phillips & Co. Ltd. Of West Malling. In 1948 it was acquired by J W Green Ltd. Of Luton, and listed as having 84 tied houses. Brewing ceased in June 1955, and the building was demolished in 1967. (2)
Ordnance Survey, 1862-75, Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6inch map (1862-75) (Cartographic materials). SKE13656.
<(2)> Brewery History Wiki, 2022, Brewery History Wiki (E. & H. Kelsey Ltd webpage) (Website). SKE55048.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1862-75. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6inch map (1862-75). |
| <(2)> | Website: Brewery History Wiki. 2022. Brewery History Wiki (E. & H. Kelsey Ltd webpage). |
