Monument record 0466200000 - ROYAL STAG BREWERY, WOOBURN
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BREWERY (19th Century to Modern - 1833 AD? to 1928 AD)
Description
Large brewery (worked by steam), property of Mr Thomas Williams. Water used for brewing from artesian well of great depth of bore (B1).
'Royal Stag Brewery' at NGR (B2).
Messrs Williams & Co's Brewery (B3).
No loger functioning. Light industry (using former brewery buildings?) occupy site (B4).
Plan of buildings in 1998. No earlier remains (B5).
Brewery acquired in 1833 by John Williams and the business was retained by the family until 1891 when a limited company was established. In about 1868 a mineral bottling plant was added, by 1881 the brewery was employing 25 men and in 1884 the premises were extended. In 1891 the brewery was described as having a 25 quarter malting and new buildings were added. 1n 1894 improvements to the brewery plant were made, including a new malt mill; in 1901 new staging was installed in the fermenting room, in 1904 a carbonator and bottling machine were added, and in 1908 a chilling and bottling plant was installed. In 1927 the business was bought by Wethered's and in 1928 the brewery was wound up (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p915.
- <2>SBC10148 Map: OS 1875/1883 1ST EDITION 1:10560 MAP (& SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS).
- <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p106.
- <4>SBC11919 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) FEB 1980 FIELD VISIT.
- <5>SBC10039 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1998. THE ROYAL STAG BREWERY, WOOBURN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF REPORT.
- <6>SBC22960 Bibliographic reference: Mike Brown. 2007. A Brewers' Compendium: A Directory of Buckinghamshire Brewers. pp198-201.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 9098 8786 (60m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC18595)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC10711)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 2:10PM
