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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 296 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Suspected former site of Austin's Brewery, Ramsgate |
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Summary
A Brewery thought to have been formerly located on Broad Street in Ramsgate. In use by 1859 and probably run by S. Austin and later J. Austin. The brewery closed in 1921 and was demolished in 1937 along with the maltings. It is not marked on any of the Ordnance Survey historic maps therefore the precise location is uncertain.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3821 6505 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (Closed, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1921 AD? (between))
- MALTINGS (Closed, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1921 AD? (between))
Full description
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Austin's Brewery was in use by 1859 and probably run by S. Austin and later J. Austin. By 1899 the prmises were occupied by Russell's of Gravesend and were later acquired by J. FLeet in around 1905.(1) The brewery closed in 1921 and was demolished in 1937 along with the maltings.(2)
<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, Information from Mike Brown, Brewery History Society. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
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> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Information from Mike Brown, Brewery History Society.. |
