Monument record 1510300000 - Chesham Brewery
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- BREWERY (Demolished 1961, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Thomas and James Nash started brewing in about 1842 at Gomm's former brewery in the High Street and seem to have moved the brewery to White Hill in 1871. In 1882 alterations to the maltings were made by William Bradford, an established brewery architect, with further alterations to the brewery in 1898-9 and 1906 (B1).
The brewery owned 11 Chesham pubs in 1872. The business was incorporated as The Chesham Brewery Ltd in 1895 and subsequently took over a number of other smaller breweries in Chesham, Berkhamsted, Boxmoor, Watford and Chalfont St Giles. Chesham Brewery merged with Hopcraft & Norris Ltd in 1946, becoming Chesham & Brackley Breweries Ltd. The brewery closed in 1957, with equipment and production moving to Brackley and the brewery buildings were demolished in 1961 (B2).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC22960 Bibliographic reference: Mike Brown. 2007. A Brewers' Compendium: A Directory of Buckinghamshire Brewers. pp58-68.
- <2>SBC23824 Bibliographic reference: Ray East, Keith Fletcher & Peter Hawkes. 2009. Pubs and Inns of Chesham and Villages. pp7-9.
- <3>SBC25364 Bibliographic reference: Keith Fletcher , Peter Hawkes & Lesley Perry. 2008. Chesham at Work in the 20th Century. p31.
- <4>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. Plate 136.
- <5>SBC23127 Bibliographic reference: George Piggin. 1993. Tales of Old Chesham. pp21-22.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 96095 01875 (60m by 67m) Boundary digitised from 1962 1:1,250 scale OS |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 21 2020 1:46PM
