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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 366 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Chatham Brewery, High Street, Chatham |
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Summary
A Brewery on High Street, Chatham, first operated by the Best family, from at least 1666. In 1851 it was leased to Edward Winch and was acquired by him in 1894. The brewery was closed as the result of a subsequent merge with Style & Co of Maidstone. It has since been demolished.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7553 6794 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (Post Medieval - 1666 AD to 1899 AD)
- MALTINGS (Post Medieval - 1666 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
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Chatham brewery was first operated by the Best family, from at least 1666. In 1851 it was leased to Edward Winch and later acquired by him in 1894. The Winch's later merged with Style & Co of Maidstone to form Style & Winch Ltd in 1899. The brewery at Chatham ceased with the merge. The brewery has since been demolished.(1)
<1> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994). A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990. |
