Kent Brewery (London)
London, Canada
From the record
What we have established
Status: CLOSED. Address: 197 Ann Street, London, ON — surviving former brewery complex; associated brewer's house at 183 Ann Street. Pass 101 resolves the 1916/1917 conflict in favor of 1917 for canonical closure: the City of London's 2022 planning/heritage report states Joseph Hamilton ran Kent Brewery from 1887–1917. Earlier heritage pages giving 1916 are preserved as conflicting secondary references, not silently deleted. [Canada Pass 101]
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by John Hamilton (Kent Brewery, London)1861 – 1887
Current evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
John Hamilton purchased the business with a partner in 1861 and later became sole owner. Source: https://acolondon.ca/news/2021/1/30/designation-of-183-and-197-ann-street-under-the-ontario-heritage-actnbspand-planning-application-file-oz-9127
- Owned by Joseph Hamilton (Kent Brewery, London)1887
Current evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
City heritage material says Joseph Hamilton took over and ran the brewery until prohibition-era closure; exact proprietorship paperwork not separately retrieved. Source: https://london.ca/newsroom/public-notice/public-notices-may-19-2022
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 197 Ann Street, London, ONLondon, Ontario
SURVIVING HISTORICAL BREWERY BUILDING
Operated by Kent Brewery (London)
Site detail
Rare surviving Victorian brewery complex; brewer's house at 183 Ann Street is a related historical site.
The People
Behind the beer
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