Former 83 William Street, Herne Bay

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 6 Jul 2016

Now split into about 6 flats it was previously a shop, off-licence and house. On the OS map it is marked as a brewery between 1898 and 1908 and backs up what I was told by previous owners. The only brewery I can find listed for William Street (but with no mention of its location) is Burton Brewery that had moved to William Street by 1874 and was owned by Richard Sydney King in 1882. It was known as G.E.Furber, Burton Brewery between 1888 and 1895 and Flinn & Co. Burton Brewery and Mineral Water Works between 1895 and 1905. Joseph Flinn's two sons took over the brewery but their partnership was dissolved in 1894. Harry went to Canada for two years but returned to run the brewery. He purchased the concern outright in 1902 for £4,566 which included two pubs in Dover. In 1904 Harry Flinn filed his own petition for bankruptcy. Burton Brewery Co was formed after Flinn’s bankruptcy; brewing continued but had ceased by 1910. The brewing plant was dismantled and removed in 1911 and the premises became a store for the Canterbury Brewery Co with a taphouse and off-licence. Based on the OS map, part of the brewery was also demolished around this time. The stores were in use by Messrs Fremlins Ltd in 1934.

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