The Grey Horse, Regent Street
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The Grey Horse, Regent Street
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 7 Apr 2014
Tucked away down one of London's lesser known Regent Streets, the Grey Horse looks a long way away from its flamboyant neighbour the "Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green" just over the road. Image As the sign on the wall shows, this was a former Truman's house. Truman, Hanbury and Buxton was one of the largest breweries in the world around the end of the 19th century. In the 1970s the brewery was acquired by Grand Metropolitan whose corporate mismanagement crashed the company, causing it to close in 1989. Brewery history on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman%27s_Brewery The Truman's name was revived in 2010 by a new company http://www.trumansbeer.co.uk/ For those interested in pub / brewery history, this link http://trumanhanburybuxton.tumblr.com/post/335499520/the-grey-horse-5-regent-street-london-nw10-5lg shows the pub under former management when its Trumans identity was removed, fortunately only by temporary signage.
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