Breweries · London
Anchor Brewery
Anchor Brewery — English brewery located in Southwark, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge · 0.4 km
About
Anchor Brewery is a brewery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1616. Wikidata describes it as: "English brewery located in Southwark, London". Coordinates: 51.5068°, -0.0933°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Anchor Brewery was a brewery in Park Street, Southwark, London, England. Established in 1616, by the early nineteenth century it was the largest brewery in the world. From 1781 it was operated by Barclay Perkins & Co, who in 1955 merged with the Courage Brewery, which already owned the nearby Anchor Brewhouse. The Park Street brewery was demolished in 1981.
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Background
History
(1872)]] The brewery was established in 1616 by James Monger Sr. in Southwark, on land adjacent to the Globe Theatre. On his death, the brewery passed to his godson, James Monger Jr. They additionally paid her for permission to keep using the Thrale & Co name until 1795. In 1782, 85,700 barrels were brewed. By 1809 the venture had an annual output of 260,000 barrels, making it the largest brewery in the world. The brewery produced exclusively porter until 1834, when it began to brew pale ale. while touring the brewery in 1850]] A fire at the brewery in May 1832, caused £40,000 worth of damage, destroying many buildings and resulting in considerable rebuilding of the site. The new brewery…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5068, -0.0933
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 9EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Phone
- +44 20 7403 5813
- Established
- 1616
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.clink.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4752665 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Anchor Brewery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Anchor Brewery?
- Anchor Brewery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 9EA), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- When was Anchor Brewery built?
- Built or established in 1616.
- How do I get to Anchor Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 9EA.