Chapters

1. A history of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd

In 1938 Georges published an illustrated history of the company to mark their 150th anniversary. An extract is reproduced here

2. The Decline and Fall of Georges Brewery

A short article that analyses the reasons behind Georges' acquisition by Courage, Barclay & Simonds in 1961. All the four links below can be accessed from the text of this article, or by clicking on the links below.

3. Bath Street brewery

In 1957 Georges made a 16mm film of the brewing process at their Bath Street brewery. Click to see
extracts from this colour film.

4. Bristol United Breweries Ltd

In 1956 Georges acquired Bristol United Breweries Ltd, This is a history of the firm written in the early 1960s by former director A R Boucher, with extra illustrations from the Courage archive collection.

5. Public house ownership

The leading article argues that public house ownership played a significant part in Georges' acquisition by Courage Barclay & Simonds. Here are photographs, histories and valuations of ten Georges' houses.