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Monument details
Summary
Pheonix brewery was in use from 1843 to 1981. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st - 3rd edition maps (c.1858-1922). The buildings have now been demolished and the site has been redeveloped.
The Phoenix Brewery was founded in Wateringbury in 1843. It later traded as Leney & Son until it was sold to Whitbread & Co Ltd in 1927. Whitbread sold the business to Fremlins in 1960 and it was closed in 1981.
The building has now been demolished and is the site of a housing estate.
Grid Reference: | TQ 6915 5308 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ65SE |
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Parish: | WATERINGBURY, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1882 AD to 1922 AD)
- MALTINGS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1882 AD to 1922 AD)
Full description
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The brewery, which was owned by Leney & Sons, was in use from 1843 to 1981.(1) The buildings have been cleared and the site has been redeveloped for housing . .
Marked on the 1st - 3rd ed OS maps (2).
Phoenix Brewery, founded by Augustus Leney in 1843. Later traded as Leney & Son, until it was acquired by Whitbread & Co Ltd in 1927. Whitbread later sold it to Fremlins in 1960, who closed it in 1981. The brewery has been demolished and is now a housing estate.(3)
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1882, 1899, 1911 and 1922 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.
<3> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
<1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1882, 1899, 1911 and 1922. |
<2> | Miscellaneous Material: KCC. 2007-9. EKPO/HERO pers comm. |
<3> | Bibliographic reference: Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994). A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990. |