Georges & Co Ltd Bristol Brewery Brass collar

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Georges & Co Ltd Bristol Brewery Brass collar

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.462

Description

Georges & Co Ltd Bristol Brewery Beer barrrel brass collar

Context

Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Ltd, Old Porter Brewery, Bath Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Brewing on the site since at least 1702. Isaac Hobhouse established a substantial porter brewery in the 1730s, and was later joined by Philip George. Georges & Ricketts in 1816. Registered as above February 1888. Acquired by Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd in 1961 with 1,459 tied houses. Known as 'Courage (Western) Ltd' for a while. Brewery closed 1999. Some buildings remain but most of the brewery site has been redeveloped for housing and commercial uses. Source Breweryhistory.com

Category

Breweries and Brewing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Location

* Untyped Location

C11S2