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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: Murrell on Saturday 20 July 13 17:21 BST (UK)
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Anyone know about the brewery in Brighton? I have my husbands paternal Grandmother working there as a bottle washer in 1916. On the 1911 census his maternal grandfather is a brewers labourer again at the brewery.
Was it a big employer in Brighton?
I have another question too, Where was the Preece's Buildings located again in Brighton.
Thanks in advance. :)
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I have another question too, Where was the Preece's Buildings located again in Brighton.
Church Street :)
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Hi Murrell,
Do you have an address from the census - it might help jog memories?
My Great Grandfather was a publican in Brighton - as was his father before him - and people working in the pub were sometimes (mistakenly) referred to as "brewer's labourer / porter" and the like.
I've just asked my Mum who grew up in the area and she doesn't know of one specifically in Brighton - but Hastings and Lewes, yes. The Granddaughter of a Publican - she - and I have remained resolutely tee-total and the brewery has obviously passed us by!
(That's a lovely photo Rosie! ;D )
Liz 8)
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I was a student living in Brighton in the early-mid 60's and remember the local beers as Edlin's and Tamplin's.
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Take a look at the James Gray collection and put brewery in the search box http://www.regencysociety-jamesgray.com/?
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Good evening,
Black lion brewery, Church st, brighton; http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpm-brighton-hove/3785557284/in/photostream/
John915
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Hi Murrell.There was 8 possible breweries in brighton at about that time namely...
Chapman & co Black Lion Brewery,Black Lion St. Kemp Town Brewery,6 Seymore St. Kidd and Hotblack Ltd,16 Russell St. E Robins and son Ltd, Waterloo St.Rock Brewery 61 St James St. Smithers & Son Ltd 89/90 North St. Tamplins of Richmond Terrace,and West St Brewery,West St,taken over by Smithers in 1913.I hope this is of some help to you. Serge.
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Re My Great Grandfather was a publican in Brighton - as was his father before him - and people working in the pub were sometimes (mistakenly) referred to as "brewer's labourer / porter" and the like.
See: http://pubshistory.com/SussexPubs/Brighton/brighton.shtml
Roy G
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;D Thank you Roy G - interesting.
It seems that yet another member of that generation was running a Brighton Pub!
Liz
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Wow I'm so impressed with the replies you have all made. The census and marriage certs does not state address of which brewery. Thank you so much I now have something to work on.
Anyone know answer to my second question re- Preece's Buildings, the location?
This site is excellent, such knowledgeable folk ;)
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I have another question too, Where was the Preece's Buildings located again in Brighton.
Church Street :)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vev/
Hi Murrell
Rosie has already given you the answer to your query about Preece's Buildings - you must have missed it in the flood of replys :)
Jan
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I think you may have missed Rosie's answer to the Preece's Buildings query.
After referring to your message, she gave you a link to a photograph of the site and simply wrote:
Church Street :) http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vev/
Roy G
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oh so sorry Rosie to have missed location of Preece's Buildings. I was excited at all the replies.
I have a very smiley face today ;D
I wondered what photograph was referring to. I'm so Dizzy think I need to change from Murrell to Dizzy LOL
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It might be worth looking through the records for Brighton pubs at www.pubhistory.com - you might find your ancestors listed under one of the census or Piggott references. I've found this a most valuable site for some of my ancestors who ran pubs in Hastings and Lewes and in Oxfordshire. The site used to be called deadpubs.co.uk
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Have a look at "Historical Directories" -
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/findbykeyword.asp
To search (drop down menus), "location" = Sussex, "decade" = 1900s, "key name" = Kelly. In "own keywords" enter 786.
Should deliver "Kelly's Directory of Sussex 1905" - click on "Directory" and click on "Next hit". Should be seeing page 786 with a list of Sussex Breweries
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Good morning all and thank you for the may reponses. I took a look at the site Rosie mentioned and when viewing Preece's Buildings there is a cart shown to the left of the photo. The lettering is showing part of the name Humphrey, my husbands paternal g.grandfather was a fisherman with a boat and from what I can understand they had a seashell stall on the front at Brighton. Double whammy wow.
Regarding the brewery the family only worked there, and I have no evidence as yet that any of them ran a pub. ;D
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You never know, they might have done so. The pubhistory site does contain census records for the pubs and in each case lists all people who were living there.