Monument record BSE 268 - Westgate Brewery
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 8557 6381 (47m by 85m) Approximate |
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Map sheet | TL86SE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Brewery located on Westgate Street in Bury St Edmunds, Linked with St. Edmunds Brewery (S3).
Westgate Brewery had their own fire Brigade (S1) that rivalled that of Bury St. Edmunds, in the late 19th Century (S2).
Shown on 1880's OS map (S4).
Recorded in gazetteer of significant Industrial Archaeological sites in Suffolk 2011 where it is described as "Green King Brewery, Westgate St (TL 856638). A number of brew-houses and maltings line Westgate St. The oldest, beside Bridewell Lane, is dated 1789, prior to the establishment of the present company. Many buildings done up in Edwardian Tudor style" (S5).
Now part of Green King Brewery.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF50044 Source Checked: Suffolk Record Office. K 767/2.
- <S2> SSF50520 Bibliographic reference: Crowther, D.. 1991. Cheers! The story of Beer around Bury St. Edmunds.
- <S3> SSF50518 Bibliographic reference: Lansman, P.. 2000. Brewing in Bury.
- <S4> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. 1880.
- <S5> SSF50007 Serial: Suffolk Industrial Archaeological Society Newsletter. Volume 115, November 2011, plus email from John Jones, March 2012..
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 13 2012 12:38PM