TREASURE DESCRIPTION: Grade II Brewery, Grade II former Brewer’s House, Grade II Stables and Grade II late 19th Century ‘Spread Eagle’ public house.
Public house 1883 with 1930s remodelling for Young’s Ram Brewery, formerly known as the Ram Inn. The earlier pub on the site, the Ram, was replaced with this building after the major 1881 fire at the brewery damaged the earlier Ram Inn, believed to have dated from the later 17th Century. Historical records show that Humphrey Langridge was landlord of the ‘The Rame’ in 1581. It is claimed that the Ram Brewery was the oldest British brewery in continuous operation. At its closure in 2006, the brewery was a mix of ancient and ultra-modern and horses and drays were still used for local deliveries of beer.
These treasures were made as part of The Building Exploratory, Wandle Treasures project. This project was part of the wider Living Wandle Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
