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Newport Street, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3QG

The Regent Brewery stood at the junction of Chapel Street (now the lower part of Durnford Street) and Union Street just before the Stonehouse Bridge ("Ha’-penny toll bridge"). The buildings were erected in 1889 and became part of the Plymouth Breweries group in 1891. As a large employer in the area, it was inevitable that many of its men served in the Great War (WWI) and the loss of lives was recorded on a concrete tablet originally located on the wall of the ‘Brewery Tap’ Public House attached to the Regent Brewery. In 2002 the tablet was rescued and restored and is now set on the only remaining wall of the old Anchor Brewery building together with the lettering 'East Stonehouse' and the colourful Earls of Mount Edgcombe's coat-of-arms. At the time of the Great War, the Anchor Brewery building was part of the Plymouth Breweries Group which is the "Company" referred to in the memorial plaque. In memory of the following employees of this Company who during the Great War gave their lives in the service of their country: Sgt S Parsons 6th Dragoon Guards Sgt T Ferris Devon Regt Pte S Jones ditto Pte J Rowe ditto Pte E G Williams ditto Pte H Hawswell Royal Fusiliers Pte W Smith ditto Pte C Finch Worcs Regt Pte E Rodd D. C. L. I. Pte J Chapman Northants Regt. Pte J Moore Middlesex Reg Pte A L Mitchell Cameron Highrs Cpl H Rundle ditto Pte V J Sherwood Machine Gun Corps Image

Roundabout at Stonehouse.

The road going off centre left of the photo, where the white van is, is Stonehouse Bridge which was formerly was a toll bridge known as 'ha'penny' bridge. Now it is the route of the A374 through Plymouth and is a busy and main highway. There is definitely a need for the pedestrian crossings on the approach roads here. There is one relic of significance barely visible which is the memorial to those of the old brewery company who lost their lives in the 'Great War 1914 - 1919' ... the First World War. The wall containing the memorial can just be seen between the belisha beacon and the lamp post to the left of centre. The wall is now alongside the premises of the lucky yacht and motor boat builders ~ 'Princess Yachts'. Image At the centre of the photo, but difficult to seen, is a small alleyway beside the south side of the bridge limestone abutments giving public access down to the water of the creek. Image

A Marston's pub, and this is not in any real sense the brewery's taproom. Formerly the Diamond Queen Image

The buildings on the right are shown in Image The road is approaching a roundabout at the junction with the A374 at Stonehouse Bridge.