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.
5-648: 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 . 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 . The inn and brewery were purchased by Edward Ind in 1799 becoming part of Ind Smith, and from 1845
10-635: Is a shopping and leisure centre in Romford town centre , in the London Borough of Havering , England. It is located on the site of the former Star Brewery , and it opened in 2001. It is—along with The Liberty and The Mercury —one of the three main shopping centres in Romford. In 2010, a 25% stake in the complex was sold by the Henderson Group to Prudential Property Investment Managers for £44.25m. At
15-560: The company was known as Ind Coope when Octavius and Edward Coope joined. 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 acres (81,000 m) and had 1,000 workers. The brewery
20-507: The time of the sale, its location in east London, mix of retail and leisure uses, and the Sainsbury's anchor store were explained as factors for its sustained success during the late-2000s recession . Leisure uses in the centre include a bowling and amusement arcade unit, a cinema , and a number of restaurants. The Brewery is located within Romford 's town centre and is near to Romford railway station . A number of London Buses serve
25-455: Was closed in 1993 and demolished. The site was redeveloped in 2001 as The Brewery shopping centre, with one of the 160 ft (50 m) chimneys incorporated into the design. Part of the site is used to house the Havering Museum . 51°34′31″N 0°10′46″E / 51.57532°N 0.17953°E / 51.57532; 0.17953 The Brewery (shopping centre) The Brewery
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