Great old Brickwoods pubs in Portsmouth

The brewery may long since have gone - but Portsmouth still has great examples of the distinctive old Brickwoods pubs.

With their mock Tudor facades and intricate mosaic lettering, relics of a lost age can still be seen across the city. Some have closed, but others are going strong.

The Talbot
Picture: Keith Woodland.placeholder image
The Talbot Picture: Keith Woodland.

Brickwoods brewed beer in Portsea from the late 19th century. The company was taken over by Whitbread in 1971 and brewing stopped in the 1980s.

For a comprehensive guide to Portsmouth pubs past and present, go here.

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