A Brief History of Fuller's

Beer has been brewed on Fuller's Chiswick site for over 350 years -- as far back as the era of Oliver Cromwell. From the original brewery in the gardens of Bedford House on Chiswick Mall, the business expanded and thrived until the early part of the nineteenth century. In 1829, owners Douglas and Henry Thompson and Phillip Wood welcomed a new partner, John Fuller, of Neston Park in Wiltshire.

The family tradition carries on.

The partnership dissolved in 1841, leaving Fuller's son, John Bird Fuller, alone to run the large enterprise. In 1845, Fuller was joined by Henry Smith from the Romford Brewery of Ind & Smith, and his brother-in-law, head brewer John Turner, thereby forming Fuller Smith & Turner, as it is still known today.

Since that date, the Griffin Brewery has gone from strength to strength. In 1910 the Beehive Brewery in Brentford was acquired, along with its pubs. In 1929, one hundred years after the first Fuller had come to Chiswick, the partnership was dissolved and a Limited Company was formed. Descendents of those first partners are still heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the company.