Monument record TR 15 NW 334 - St. Dunstan's brewery, St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury

Founded in 1797. Registered under Flint & Sons before 1892. In 1923 it was acquired by Alfred Leney & Co, of Dover. The Brewing ceased in 1923.(1) Associated with the brewery are two maltings. One behind the brewery, TR 1436 5842, which is rectangular with a extension on the North East side, that was used as the Malt Kiln. The other Maltings is at the side of the brewery, on Roper Road. It is a short rectangular building. Both of the malting appear to still be there, but the brewery seems to be mostly demolished.(2)

Description from record TR 15 NW 1683:
The Canterbury UAD states that the St. Dunstan's Brewery with maltings was founded to the south-east of Roper House on the north side of St. Dunstan's Street in 1797. It traded as Flint and Kingsford up until the 1860's. It became registered as Flint & Sons before 1882 as shown in Stevens Directory of 1882.

In 1923 it was acquired by Alfred Leney & Co, of Dover. Brewing ceased in 1929 and the buildings were partially demolished, though some were reused. The main brewery building stood in St. Dunstan's Street, with an entrance through to a yard with two ranges of buildings behind. Within the complex were two maltings, one north of the brewery with a malt kiln attached and one to the north-east of Roper Road. The latter was in more recent years used as a furniture store.

Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.

Pigot & Co., 1840, Pigot & Co's. Royal, National and Commercial Directory and Topography of the County of Kent (Article in serial). SKE29962.

Ordnance Survey, 1874, 1st Edition Map of Canterbury 1874 (Map). SKE30106.

Steven's Directories, 1882, Steven's Directory of Canterbury and Neighbourhood, with Faversham, Herne Bay, Whitstable and all villages within a circuit of six miles from Canterbury. (Article in serial). SKE29959.

Pikes Directories, 1897, Pikes Local Blue Book for Canterbury and District, Herne Bay & Whitstable (Article in serial). SKE29958.

Eve, D. & Stead, P., 1998, The Malting Industry in Kent Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project (Monograph). SKE7360.

Eve, D., 1999, A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Kent (Monograph). SWX9293.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" maps, 3rd ed and 1:500 maps, 1st ed. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.