| Comments: Samuel Whitbread
(1720-1796) established "Whitbread's" in 1742 in partnership
with Thomas Shewell. The brewing business was moved to Chiswell
Street in East London in 1750 and this became the first high volume,
purpose built brewery in England. By 1760 it was the second largest
in London, producing 64,000 barrels a year and the largest by 1796
with a production of 202,000 barrels annually. In 2001 "Whitbread
Group Plc" sold off all its breweries, but the name still lives
on as the products are now produced under licence by other brewers.
Brewing ceased at Chiswell Street in 1976, after 226 years! To view other images
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