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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NE 382
Type of record:Monument
Name:Star Brewery, Canterbury

Summary

Features associated with the Star Brewery, Canterbury, including a wall and floor surfaces. A section of the site was excavated in 2003.

Grid Reference:TR 6153 1578
Map Sheet:TR61NW
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BREWERY (BREWERY, Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? (About) to 1922 AD? (About))
  • FLOOR (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? (About) to 1922 AD? (About))
  • MALTINGS (MALTINGS, Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? (About) to 1922 AD? (About))
  • WALL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? (About) to 1922 AD? (About))

Full description

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Established prior to 1851 by G.Beer. In 1922 they took over Rigden & Co of Faversham and formed Beer & Ridgen Ltd.The Brewery, with any associated maltings, was demolished after being closed down soon after the merger. (1)

Features were excavated in 2003 associated with the Star Brewery, Canterbury, including a wall and floor surfaces. The floor surfaces comprised a 0.03-0.05m thick stone slab floor, this was overlain by a tile floor bonded with cement mortar. The wall was comprised of brick and plaster and stood to a height of 0.56m within the excavation trench. The wall is thought to be contemporary with the stone floor. These structures are thought to be associated with the 19th century Star Brewery. (2)


<1> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, Archaeological Evaluation at Tower Nine, Queningate Car Park, Canterbury, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE55052.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994). A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990.
<2>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. Archaeological Evaluation at Tower Nine, Queningate Car Park, Canterbury, Kent..