3468 x 4548 px | 29,4 x 38,5 cm | 11,6 x 15,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
4 ottobre 2022
Ubicazione:
Isle of Wight, England, UK
Altre informazioni:
more info at http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mew, _Langton_%26_Co._Ltd W B Mew, Langton & Co. Ltd, Crocker Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. Founded by 1814. Benjamin Mew listed in 1830. Registered December 1887. Acquired by Strong & Co Ltd. in 1965 with 144 houses and brewing ceased in 1969. Some buildings remain. List of Mew, Langton & Co Ltd pubs THE HISTORY OF MEW, LANGTON AND COMPANY by Nick Redman, Whitbread's Company Archivist In 1643 a Mr. Mewes held five plots of land in the Isle of Wight's "capital". Although no document has been found that actually links him with the Mew family, there may well have been a connection. We do know that towards the end of the 18th century Benjamin Mew and his brother formed a partnership called Mew & Co. Brewers, with a brewery in Newport and another in Lymington. They also owned a number of pubs. In 1850 the company was granted a royal warrant to supply Queen Victoria when she was in residence at Osborne House on the island. Soon afterwards the Newport plant was renamed the Royal Brewery. The firm continued to supply the Royal Household until George V's death in 1936. A 1911 price list includes Osborne Pale Ale and XXXS Nutritious Stout. By 1965, the company had decided to accept a £1.5m merger offer from Strong & Co Ltd of Romsey. In 1969, bottling and brewing ceased at Newport, and the Royal Brewery became a distribution centre. By the end of the year Strong's had become part of the Whitbread group, and the 144 Mew houses on the island were soon being supplied with both company's products. In 1973 the newly-established Whitbread Wessex built extensions to the bottled and draught beer storage area, and sited a new tobacco, wine and spirit warehouse in the old Mew Langton mineral water factory. Five years ago, Whitbread began examining the future of its pubs on the island, which then numbered 112. Many were sold or closed. The Newport depot continued to operate until February this year
