In 1972, Paul Stephens, a member of a Cornish brewing family,
had the idea of restoring the brewhouse 
to
museum condition. The scheme failed to materialise but the roof was retiled
to prevent further decay.
View
a gallery of photos of the brewhouse
before restoration was carried out.
In 1979, the Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust approached the Southwick
Estate offering assistance in restoring the brewhouse. A scheme was prepared,
grants obtained, and agreement reached with Courages on the proviso that beer
was not sold in competition with the Golden Lion Public House. Work began,
the estate replacing the floor and the louvres in the windows.
In 1982, members of the Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group
met representatives of Southwick Estates to programme the restoration of the
interior of the building and it's plant. This work was completed in 1985,
including the repair of the mash tun and the refurbishing of the vertical
boiler, the horizontal steam engine and pump.
A Commemorative Brew was held in June 1985, although it will no longer be
producing beer, the Southwick Brewhouse provides an opportunity for those
interested in industrial history to view a typical domestic brewhouse of the
Victorian period.
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