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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 NE 54 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Ash brewery |
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Summary
Ash Brewery, Ash.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2925 5839 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25NE |
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| Parish: | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (BREWERY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MALTINGS (MALTINGS, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Ash Brewery founded in 1837 by J.Bushell. Acquired by W. Gardner in 1840 and traded as Gardner & Godden in 1855. In 1951 they amalgamated with Tomson & Wotton Ltd of Ramsgate and formed Combined breweries Ltd. Brewing ceased at the site in 1954. The Brewhouse was later demolished, but some buildings still remain. (1)
Two brick-built cellars were found during an evaluation on the site in 2003. Both were filled with demolition material during the 1960s. Some structural elements were also found possibly relating to the workhouse that formerly stood on the site, elements of which were later incorporated into the brewery. (3-4)
J Bushell converted the Parish Workhouse into a brewery when he founded Ash Brewery in 1837. The Old Workhouse is shown on the 1840 Tithe map.
CgMs Consulting, 2003, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16154.
CgMs Consulting, 2003, Description and Analysis: Puma Power Plant Site, Ash, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16156.
<1> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 6"/ 25" 1st, 2nd and 3rd ed. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<3> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2003, Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash: An archaeological evaluation report (Unpublished document). SKE17478.
<4> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2004, Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent: An archaeological post-excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SKE17663.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2003. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent. |
| --- | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2003. Description and Analysis: Puma Power Plant Site, Ash, Kent. |
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994). A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990. |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 6"/ 25" 1st, 2nd and 3rd ed.. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 2003. Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash: An archaeological evaluation report. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 2004. Puma Power Plant, Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent: An archaeological post-excavation assessment and updated project design. |
