The Brewery (shopping centre)

The Brewery
The Brewery logo
LocationRomford, England
Opening dateMay 2001
ManagementHenderson Group[1]
OwnerPrudential Property Investment Managers (25%)
Total retail floor area530,000 square feet (49,000 m2)[2]
No. of floors3
Parking1,700
WebsiteOfficial website

The Brewery is a shopping and leisure centre in Romford town centre, in the London Borough of Havering, England. It is located on the site of the former Star Brewery, and it opened in 2001. It is—along with The Liberty and The Mercury—one of the three main shopping centres in Romford.

In 2010, a 25% stake in the complex was sold by the Henderson Group to Prudential Property Investment Managers for £44.25m.[1] At the time of the sale, its location in east London, mix of retail and leisure uses, and the Sainsbury's anchor store were explained as factors for its sustained success during the late-2000s recession.[2]

Leisure uses in the centre include a bowling and amusement arcade unit,[3] a cinema, and a number of restaurants. The Brewery is located within Romford's town centre and is near to Romford railway station. A number of London Buses serve the centre and route 165 terminates within The Brewery car park.[4]

History

In 1708,the Star Brewery was founded as a gargantuan change for Romford[5].For 285 years,it served as a main industry,and had occupied 20 acres of land with 1000 workers by 1970.However,as 1993 came around,the Star Brewery permanently closed and was later demolished.

In 1999,construction for The Brewery Shopping Centre began on the plot of the old Star Brewery - and by May of 2001construction was completed and The Brewery subsequently opened.Services that came with its opening included Sainsbury's,which had moved from The Mercury,and Vue Cinema,along with many other services.

References

  1. ^ a b "Prupim buys 25% Brewery stake". Shopping Centre. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b David Doyle (2 August 2010). "Prupim buys 25% stake in Henderson's Brewery". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Location - Namco Funscape".
  4. ^ "Buses from Romford" (PDF). Transport for London. August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ^ "EAST LONDON BREWERY HISTORY by the Brewery History Society". www.keith.emmerson.btinternet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2025.

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