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Numbers again today. Lots of them And not a huge number of words as I have to start cooking Sunday dinner in a minute.
This set is interesting because it breaks down the number of breweries by the UK's constituent countries. Which reveals that the vast majority of breweries were in England and Wales. Every year covered by the table approximately 97% were in England and Wales. While fewer than 90% of the population lived there.
While Scotland contained a disproportionate number of the distilleries. No real surprise there.
The numbers for brewers not for sale - i.e. homebrewers - are a bit weird. In that, unlike those for common brewers, they weren't in constant decline. They were falling slowly until WW I, when they initially rose and then collapsed. Presumably because brewing materials were unavailable. After the war, the numbers shot up again, getting back to almost their 1900 level by 1928. Quite surprising that.
Excise Licences to Makers of Alcoholic Liquors 1900 - 1936
Year ending March 31
Common Brewers
Distillers and Rectifiers
Brewers not for Sale
Eng.
Scot.
Ire.
U.K.
Eng.
Scot.
Ire.
U.K.
Eng.
Scot.
G.B.
1900
6270
136
41
6447
268
200
59
527
12607
127
12734
1901
5936
132
41
6110
286
200
57
543
12296
114
12410
1902
5736
126
36
5898
272
196
56
524
11772
100
11872
1903
5533
122
37
5692
252
193
56
501
11665
87
11752
1904
5340
117
38
5495
256
195
54
505
11275
84
11359
1905
5164
111
36
5211
264
191
51
506
9863
67
9930
1906
5001
108
33
5142
254
187
52
493
9266
56
9322
1907
4846
108
31
4985
257
195
50
502
8840
49
8889
1908
4674
104
30
4808
261
188
48
497
8438
43
8481
1909
4539
98
30
4667
256
188
48
492
7530
38
7568
1910
4390
92
30
4512
241
185
46
472
6980
26
7006
1911
4212
88
29
4329
212
184
42
438
6833
22
6855
1912
4074
81
29
4184
212
177
41
430
5953
20
5973
1913
3833
79
29
3941
224
180
41
445
4992
17
5009
1914
3643
75
28
3746
213
179
41
433
4522
15
4537
1915
3458
71
27
3556
220
175
41
436
4728
13
4741
1916
3273
70
27
3370
222
173
41
436
5982
9
5991
1917
3141
67
26
3234
222
171
39
432
5207
10
5217
1918
3060
66
25
3151
219
169
39
427
1598
4
1602
1919
2968
64
25
3057
226
161
38
425
1876
3
1879
1920
2826
63
25
2914
270
161
38
469
2998
1
2999
1921
2587
60
23
2670
277
162
37
476
6174
6174
1922
2403
59
22
2484
260
160
37
457
7069
7069
1923
2238
58
2
2298
247
156
*12
415
8028
40
8068
1924
2089
57
2
2148
254
151
12
417
9423
409
9832
1925
1938
56
2
1996
252
159
12
423
8991
476
9467
1926
1789
54
1
1844
252
153
12
417
10869
618
11487
1927
1670
51
1
1722
246
150
11
407
11427
751
12178
1928
1550
49
1
1599
245
145
11
401
12257
842
13099
1929
1453
49
1502
237
145
11
393
11878
1044
12922
1930
1372
46
1418
241
136
11
388
11437
1076
12513
1931
1295
45
1340
231
134
10
375
11462
1088
12550
1932
1241
45
1286
235
129
10
374
10033
1106
11139
1933
1196
43
1239
221
126
10
357
10141
1135
11276
1934
1153
44
1197
215
123
8
346
9549
1197
10746
1935
1102
42
1144
217
124
10
341
8906
1264
10170
1936
1060
43
1103
204
121
9
334
8502
1265
9767
* From 1923 figures are for Northern Ireland only.
Source:
"Drink in Great Britain 1900 - 1979", by Gwylmor Prys Williams and George Thompson Brake, 1980, page 367.
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Numbers again today. Lots of them And not a huge number of words as I have to start cooking Sunday dinner in a minute.
This set is interesting because it breaks down the number of breweries by the UK's constituent countries. Which reveals that the vast majority of breweries were in England and Wales. Every year covered by the table approximately 97% were in England and Wales. While fewer than 90% of the population lived there.
While Scotland contained a disproportionate number of the distilleries. No real surprise there.
The numbers for brewers not for sale - i.e. homebrewers - are a bit weird. In that, unlike those for common brewers, they weren't in constant decline. They were falling slowly until WW I, when they initially rose and then collapsed. Presumably because brewing materials were unavailable. After the war, the numbers shot up again, getting back to almost their 1900 level by 1928. Quite surprising that.
Excise Licences to Makers of Alcoholic Liquors 1900 - 1936
Year ending March 31
Common Brewers
Distillers and Rectifiers
Brewers not for Sale
Eng.
Scot.
Ire.
U.K.
Eng.
Scot.
Ire.
U.K.
Eng.
Scot.
G.B.
1900
6270
136
41
6447
268
200
59
527
12607
127
12734
1901
5936
132
41
6110
286
200
57
543
12296
114
12410
1902
5736
126
36
5898
272
196
56
524
11772
100
11872
1903
5533
122
37
5692
252
193
56
501
11665
87
11752
1904
5340
117
38
5495
256
195
54
505
11275
84
11359
1905
5164
111
36
5211
264
191
51
506
9863
67
9930
1906
5001
108
33
5142
254
187
52
493
9266
56
9322
1907
4846
108
31
4985
257
195
50
502
8840
49
8889
1908
4674
104
30
4808
261
188
48
497
8438
43
8481
1909
4539
98
30
4667
256
188
48
492
7530
38
7568
1910
4390
92
30
4512
241
185
46
472
6980
26
7006
1911
4212
88
29
4329
212
184
42
438
6833
22
6855
1912
4074
81
29
4184
212
177
41
430
5953
20
5973
1913
3833
79
29
3941
224
180
41
445
4992
17
5009
1914
3643
75
28
3746
213
179
41
433
4522
15
4537
1915
3458
71
27
3556
220
175
41
436
4728
13
4741
1916
3273
70
27
3370
222
173
41
436
5982
9
5991
1917
3141
67
26
3234
222
171
39
432
5207
10
5217
1918
3060
66
25
3151
219
169
39
427
1598
4
1602
1919
2968
64
25
3057
226
161
38
425
1876
3
1879
1920
2826
63
25
2914
270
161
38
469
2998
1
2999
1921
2587
60
23
2670
277
162
37
476
6174
6174
1922
2403
59
22
2484
260
160
37
457
7069
7069
1923
2238
58
2
2298
247
156
*12
415
8028
40
8068
1924
2089
57
2
2148
254
151
12
417
9423
409
9832
1925
1938
56
2
1996
252
159
12
423
8991
476
9467
1926
1789
54
1
1844
252
153
12
417
10869
618
11487
1927
1670
51
1
1722
246
150
11
407
11427
751
12178
1928
1550
49
1
1599
245
145
11
401
12257
842
13099
1929
1453
49
1502
237
145
11
393
11878
1044
12922
1930
1372
46
1418
241
136
11
388
11437
1076
12513
1931
1295
45
1340
231
134
10
375
11462
1088
12550
1932
1241
45
1286
235
129
10
374
10033
1106
11139
1933
1196
43
1239
221
126
10
357
10141
1135
11276
1934
1153
44
1197
215
123
8
346
9549
1197
10746
1935
1102
42
1144
217
124
10
341
8906
1264
10170
1936
1060
43
1103
204
121
9
334
8502
1265
9767
* From 1923 figures are for Northern Ireland only.
Source:
"Drink in Great Britain 1900 - 1979", by Gwylmor Prys Williams and George Thompson Brake, 1980, page 367.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2019/02/excise-licences-to-makers-of-alcoholic.html)