Dunston, The Federation Brewery

HER Number:
4498

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Dunston, The Federation Brewery

Place:
Dunston

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brewing and Malting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Federation began brewing in Hanover Square, Newcastle in 1921 but moved to Dunston because there was no room for expansion at Newcastle. A new £20 million brewery opened in 1980. In 2005 when the Scottish and Newcastle Brewery closed, Newcastle Brown Ale started being produced at the Federation. However, in 2009 the brewing of Brown Ale moved to Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.

Easting:
2189

Northing:
6217

Grid Reference:
NZ21896217

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 2004, The Brewers and Breweries of North-Eastern England - A Historical Guide, published by the Brewery History Society; T. Elkins, 1970, So They Brewed their Own Beer; B. Bennison, 1997, A Happy Band of Brewers? The Federation and the Clubs Brewery Movement in North-East History, Vol. 31, pp 75-91; Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p44