Founded 1760 as Watts, Hallewell & Co. Registered 1888. Merged with Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd. In 1958 to form West Country Breweries. Used as a Whitbread depot until 1969 and was demolished in 1970. There is a little history about the original stroud brewery on the Gloucestershire Pubs website.
Historic Photographs of the Old Stroud Brewery
Photographs of the old Stroud Brewery, click on an image to download a hi resolution version
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| Old Stroud Brewery building | The Dray Lorry | ||
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| Fermenting room | Manual bottling |
More information about the original Stroud Brewery can be found here.






