| Administrative History | Believed to have been established by 1811. John Fletcher and then William Kirkland are mentioned in early newspaper reports. William Kirkland was bankrupt in 1827 and the brewery was advertised as being to let in 1828 and for sale in 1829-1830. The premises were by now described as Greenwich brewery (or Fletcher's brewery), the brewer being William Henry Fletcher (c1798-1867), also in practice as a doctor, who was himself bankrupt in 1830. After the death of William Henry Fletcher the business was continued by his son Henry Edward Fletcher (1833-1874). In 1878 the business was purchased by a newly established limited company. In 1880 a winding up petition was heard in Chancery and an order was made for the brewery to be sold. In 1882, after two years of inactivity the brewery was taken by Henry Wagstaff of Duffield, but in 1883 he faced liquidation and the brewery was again offered for sale. The premises were later operated as a mineral water factory by Henry Edward Fletcher's sons: Harold Goodwin Fletcher (1862-1923), Alfred Fletcher (1863-1913) and Henry Edward Fletcher Fletcher (sic) (1873-1953). In 1901 the business was sold to Smedley & Son. Production ceased by 1916 when the brewery was offered for sale. |
| Custodial History | These deeds were donated to Derbyshire Record Office by the Brewery History Society in July 2011. |