With thanks to an anonymous contact (‘Starland’) who supplied this photo of an enamel sign advertising Havant Mineral Water, sent to me by email following an article I posted on my website. S. Dodman & Sons Ltd: Pickle manufacturers. Operating from Drummond Road, Bermondsey, London. Closed down in 1960. Hambledon: part of the word identified on a bottle to contain either a drink manufactured by or possibly from the Hambledon local company, Hartridge’s, Vineyard, established in 1952. Horndean Brewery: Established in 1847, Gales Brewery (George Gale & Co. Ltd) was an old brewery situated in , on the edge of , near . It made the nutty HSB (Horndean Special Bitter) and the newer Gales Bitter. It took its water from its own well situated under the brewery which is fed from the , and the and 'liquor' (local water used for brewing), coupled with the local brewing style, produced with a sparse head, quite dark in colour. In late 2005, bought Gales for £92 million. It raised fears as to the future of Gales Horndean brewery and some of its beers, and the (CAMRA) launched a campaign to encourage Fuller's to continue production of the full Gales line at Horndean. However, in January 2006, Fuller's began cutting jobs at the Horndean brewery, and it was announced on 27 February 2006 that the brewery would close at the end of March 2006, although distribution and warehousing would continue in the area. At that point, production of the Gales brands moved to Fuller's Griffin Brewery in , London, with the exception of Gales Bitter which was one of the few beers that was discontinued.
With thanks to an anonymous contact (‘Starland’) who supplied this photo of an enamel sign advertising Havant Mineral Water, sent to me by email following an article I posted on my website. S. Dodman & Sons Ltd: Pickle manufacturers. Operating from Drummond Road, Bermondsey, London. Closed down in 1960. Hambledon: part of the word identified on a bottle to contain either a drink manufactured by local company, Hartridge’s, or possibly from the Hambledon Vineyard, established in 1952. Horndean Brewery: Established in 1847, Gales Brewery (George Gale & Co. Ltd) was an old brewery situated in , on the edge of , near . It made the nutty HSB (Horndean Special Bitter) and the newer Gales Bitter. It took its water from its own well situated under the brewery which is fed from the , and the and 'liquor' (local water used for brewing), coupled with the local brewing style, produced with a sparse head, quite dark in colour. In late 2005, bought Gales for £92 million. It raised fears as to the future of Gales Horndean brewery and some of its beers, and the (CAMRA) launched a campaign to encourage Fuller's to continue production of the full Gales line at Horndean. However, in January 2006, Fuller's began cutting jobs at the Horndean brewery, and it was announced on 27 February 2006 that the brewery would close at the end of March 2006, although distribution and warehousing would continue in the area. At that point, production of the Gales brands moved to Fuller's Griffin Brewery in , London, with the exception of Gales Bitter which was one of the few beers that was discontinued.