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Beer, Hope and Charity |
| Remember Hewitt’s? The Hewitt family started brewing in 1870’s Grimsby. They provided beer, pubs and jobs for people in the world’s former major fishing port (and beyond). In 1960 a brewing giant set out to conquer Britain, buying as many breweries as possible to give people Carling Lager. Hewitt’s was one of these breweries and became a disposable item in 1968. Hewitt’s began to vanish as a brand around 1970. By the early 1980’s all that was left were empty Victorian buildings and a Stone's depot on an industrial estate. |
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Graham Larn, born and bred on Grimsby’s East
Marsh thinks Hewitt’s is worth remembering for more than just
the insignia on their former pubs, e.g. the Market or the Humber
Hotel. ‘Beer, Hope and Charity – Hewitt’s Grimsby Brewery
remembered’ is his account of Hewitt’s (with a humorous slant).
The book was published 17 November 2008. All profits from its
sale are donated to St Andrew’s Hospice, Grimsby. This is the book’s website. We hope to update it in cycles of 2 to 4 weeks in the first 3 months and keep it open for 2 years. Please feel free to contact the author with comments. |