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Brewery founded 1640 by Jeffery
Ward.
Acquired by Mr. Lacon 1760.
Arched gateway leading to the brewery was built in 1865.
A railway siding was built to the brewery in 1868.
Registered as Lacon & Co Ltd. April 1894.
Foundation stone of the new brewery was laid 15th June 1895.
354 tied houses.
( 50 London premises by 1850 )
( 171 pubs in Gt. Yarmouth by 1936 )
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Whitbread purchased a 20% share holding in 1957.
Whitbread & Co Ltd took over 19th November 1965 at a reported purchase price of £3.2
Million.
Brewery closed February 28th 1968.The brewery stores was the last building to
survive. It was demolished in 1997 to allow a supermarket to be built on site.
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E. Lacon & Co Ltd
1 & 2 Market Place
& offices built 1885 at
Row 21
Howard Street.
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E. Lacon & Co.
Malthouse
Row 2
Rampart Road. |
| E. Lacon & Co Ltd
9 Church Plain
Market Place
Brewers & Wine & Spirit Merchants
Tel: No. 12 ( in 1934 ) |
E. Lacon & Co Ltd
Brewery
Rows 13 - 17
George Street
North Quay.
later
Rows 14 - 21
George Street.
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See p. 84 of ` Gt.
Yarmouth In Old Photographs ' pub 1994
See p. 19 of ` Archive photographs - Gt. Yarmouth ' pub 1995
See p. 60, 62, 63 & 81 of ` Gt. Yarmouth A Second Selection' pub 1996 |
