Breweries · London
Star Brewery
Star Brewery is a brewery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Romford · 0.2 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Star Brewery is a brewery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5753°, 0.1795°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Star Brewery was a brewery in Romford, England. For much of its history, it was a main industry and a significant employer in the area. It was closed in 1993. The site was redeveloped as a shopping centre named The Brewery, which opened in 2001. The brewery produced John Bull Bitter, named after the archetypal English farmer.
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Background
History
The brewery was founded in 1708 by Benjamin Wilson as an attachment to the Star Inn on the high street, then the main road to the City of London, and beside the River Rom. Romford railway station was opened to the south of the site in 1839 and in the 1860s a connection was made between the goods yard in South Street and the brewery via a tunnel under the railway line, the access to the railway enabling significant expansion. By 1908, with its own network of railway sidings, the brewery employed 450 workers and by 1970 it occupied 20 acre and had 1,000 workers. The brewery was closed in 1993 and demolished. The site was redeveloped in 2001 as The Brewery shopping centre, with one of the 160…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5753, 0.1795
- District
- Havering
- Parish
- Havering, unparished area
- Postcode
- RM1 1AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Romford
- Nearest railway station
- Romford — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.haveringmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7600642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Star Brewery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Star Brewery?
- Star Brewery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5753°, 0.1795°. The nearest railway station is Romford, around 0.2 km away.
- Is Star Brewery wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Star Brewery. Check ahead for specific facilities.