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Site ID :- GTL00275
Key Words :- brewery
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Address :- Shad Thames/Horsleydown Lane, London, Greater London, SE1
Grid Reference :- TQ 337 801
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 533700 m, Northing 180100 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.504027 , -0.075038
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Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
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Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
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Description and History

Anchor Brewery founded 1787 by John Courage. Brewing started 1789. Occupied buildings on riverfront (main brewhouse) and south of Shad Thames (fermenting room, cooperage and offices). Interesting riverside buildings mainly postdate fire of May 1891. Chimney dated 1895. Brewing ceased 1981, and site being redeveloped as some of London's most expensive housing.

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Previous Comments:-

has been converted to expensive housing - glias member - 16 February 2020
GTL00275 and GTL01408 are duplicates? - Robert Mason - 31 July 2019
there is also a chimney entry - combine - David Perrett
--- the following annotation is from Bob Rust, GLIAS :
All the time it was operating it was possible to smell the hops when going south over Tower Bridge. Also look over the side to see James & Co loading its special tippers with spent grain to go for animal feed. - Robert Mason - 26 April 2022

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