The Star Brewery was a brewery

Brewery

A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....

 located at Romford

Romford

Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. For much of its history, it has been a main industry and a significant employer in the area. It was closed in 1993 and its former site has been redeveloped as a shopping centre named The Brewery

The Brewery (shopping centre)

The Brewery is a shopping and leisure centre located in Romford, England. It is built on the former site of the Star Brewery, and opened in 2001....

, which opened in 2001. The brewery produced John Bull

John Bull

John Bull is a national personification of Britain in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged man, often wearing a Union Flag waistcoat.-Origin:...

 Bitter.

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

City of London

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, and beside the River Rom

River Rom

The River Rom, also in places known as the River Beam, is a tributary of the River Thames in England that flows through the north east London suburbs, forming the boundary between the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Havering in the south and flowing through channels underneath Romford...

. The brewery was purchased by Edward Ind in 1799, becoming part of Ind Smith and from 1845 the company was known as Ind Coope. Romford railway station

Romford railway station

Romford station is located in Romford, London Borough of Havering. It is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is the western terminus of the Upminster branch line from Upminster....

 was opened to the south of the site in 1839 and was responsible for its considerable later expansion. By 1908, it had its own railway sidings and employed 450 workers; by 1970, it occupied 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) and had 1,000 workers. The brewery was closed in 1993 and demolished. The site was redeveloped in 2001 as the The Brewery shopping centre, with one of the 160 foot (50 m) chimneys incorporated into the design. Part of the site is used to house the Havering Museum

Havering Museum

Havering Museum is a museum located in Romford, England. It opened fully on 26 May 2010.The exhibits relate to the history of the London Borough of Havering.There are separate exhibits for five localities in the borough:*Havering-atte-Bower*Hornchurch...

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External links

• Romford Now & Then - Image of chimney