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Courage Brewery, Reading
In early April 2010, the Courage Brewery in Reading closed it's production lines for the last time.
Reading and Courage have brewing history stretching back to 1785, with simonds brewery on Broad Street. In 1960, the two brewery's merged, forming the Courage company we know today.
Credit for hitting this first (a stunning 3 days after closure) goes to The Winchester; Well done mate! I'm only following in your footsteps here...
As UK industry goes (here in the South, anyway), this and NGTE Pyestock set the bar. Courage will be a tough one to top (in industrial terms) and is currently at the top of my industrial sites league...
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