The bizarre & beguiling history of The Brewery

THE BIZARRE AND BEGUILING HISTORY OF THE BREWERY 1665 The great plague claims 100,00oo lives, including 8,00o in a single week 1666 The Great Fire of London sweeps through central parts of the city, leaving 70,00o homeless 1707. London suffers a prodigious fly epidemic, causing Henry Chamberlain to write: 1750 "Many of the streets were so covered with them, that the people's feet made s ful The Whitbread Brewery on Chiswell Street opens its doors an impression on them as as thíck upon snow." Chiswell Street• 1773 Fire destroys the original Porter Tun Room 1780 It becomes the largest brewery in the world 1787 1796 King George III and Queen Charlotte pay a visit to The Brewery out of respect to its accomplishments in industry 202,000 barrels of porter beer are produced in a single year 1815 R.I.P The Brewery's owner Sam Whitbread I passes away Under intense pressure R.I.P to run The Brewery, Samuel Whitbread II commits suicide 1834 1888 R.I.P John Martineau, who incorporated his brewery to Whitbread in 1812, The murder of several vulnerable women in is found dead in Whitechapel sends the area into panic. All murders are attributed to the same man - an unidentified serial killer known as a vat of beer after suffering a stroke Cause of death is recorded as 'Died by the visitation of God Jack the Ripper 1891 1940 11 women have now been murdered, but the identity of Jack the Ripper remains unsolved The Brewery is bombed heavily during the Blitz, but remains relatively undamaged compared to its surroundings -1976 2014 Last cask of beer is produced at The Brewery The Brewery remains the ideal event location The BREWERY www.thebrewery.co.uk 020 7638 8811 [email protected]