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Seven Brighton Brewers, by Peter Holtham, published 1992 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 22, article, pp.9-14, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506526]   Download PDF

The early nineteenth century saw the emergence of the "common" brewer, that is one who brewed not for direct retail sale and/or consumption on his own premises but for sale elsewhere. Several factors contributed to this, the most significant being the invention of the steam engine in the previous century for use in pumping and operating the brewing machinery.

• The Black Lion Brewery
• The West Street Brewery
• The Cannon Brewery
• The Rock Brewery
• The North Street Brewery
• The Phoenix Brewery
• The Kempton Brewery

The Portslade Brewery, by Peter Holtham, published 1995 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 25, article, pp.22-24, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527]   Download PDF

In the centre of Portslade old village is the impressive yellow brick building once Dudney's "Southdown Brewery" that even today still dominates the scene.
John Dudney was born at Shermanbury and lived at Henfield where his three daughters were born. He moved to Portslade when in is late thirties and here his sons John and William were born.
He founded the "Southdown Brewery" in 1849, although at that time there was another Southdown brewery owned by J. & A. Hillman at Lewes. The original brewery was situated to the west of the later building on the other side of the cobbled South Street behind the "Stags Head" a pub also owned by Dudney.

Malting and Brewing, by Peter Holtham, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.112-113, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tamplins, Brewers of Brighton, by Peter Holtham, published 2002 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 32, article, pp.24-29, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506530]   Download PDF

Brewers of West Sussex, by Peter Holtham, published 2004 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 34, article, pp.2-11, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506532]   Download PDF

With the closure of King and Barnes' Horsham brewery in 2000, West Sussex lost its last historic brewery. The article sets out a comprehensive list of all brewers known to have operated in the county up until World War II.

Brewers of East Sussex, by Peter Holtham, published 2006 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 36, article, pp.24-30, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506534]   Download PDF

The Bridge Wharf Brewery belonging to Messrs Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd., happily still operating, is the last historic brewery in East Sussex.
This article sets out a comprehensive list of all brewers known to have operated in the county up until World War II. Present-day county boundaries have been taken. West Sussex was covered in Sussex Industrial History No. 34 published 2004. Brighton and Hove will be the subject of a later article.

The Brewers of the Brighton Area, by Peter Holtham, published 2008 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 38, article, pp.2-8, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506536]   Download PDF

Brighton's last historic brewery, Tamplin's Phoenix brewery, closed in 1973. Listed in this article, alphabetically under streets, is a comprehensive list of all brewers known to have operated in the Brighton & Hove area up until World War II. Sadly there are very few remains, but where some do exist these are marked followed by a map reference.

A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Sussex, edited by John Blackwell, Peter Holtham and Martin Snow, published 2015 (76 pp., Telford: Association for Industrial Archaeology, ISBN-13: 9780956025142) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508995] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries