Benskins Brewery
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Benskins was the pre-eminent brewery in Watford, and Hertfordshire's biggest brewer until its acquisition by Ind Coope in 1957.
Benskins
Some pubs in the Hertfordshire and north-west London area carried Benskins branding well into the 2000s. Shown is Benskins branding on the Holly Bush in Hampstead in 2009. It had been removed by 2015.
Vicarage Road
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Vicarage Road is a stadium in Watford, England, and is the home stadium of Championship club Watford. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 22,200.
Benskins Brewery
…product known as Benskins Smooth Bitter. Benskins had close ties to the local football team, Watford F.C. In 1921, Benskins purchased the current Vicarage Road ground and leased it to the club, at a peppercorn rent. In 2001, the club purchased the ground from Punch Taverns, who had inherited the freehold as…
Vicarage Road
Rugby game at Vicarage Road, 2005.
The Rookery Stand.
The Graham Taylor Stand and incomplete south west corner (left), pictured in 2012.