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The Beerhouse Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 64) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which liberalised the regulations governing the brewing and sale of beer. It was modified by subsequent legislation and finally repealed in 1993. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886.
A beerhouse was a type of public house created in the United Kingdom by the Beerhouse Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. c. 64), legally defined as a place "where beer is sold to be consumed on the premises". [ 1 ]
An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty-first year of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled, "An Act for more effectually improving and maintaining the old Harbour of Rye, in the County of Sussex," [e] and to appoint new Commissioners, and to enable the Commissioners to raise additional Funds on the Tolls by way of Mortgage or ...
The Beerhouse Act 1830 enabled anyone to brew and sell beer, ale or cider, whether from a public house or their own homes, upon obtaining a moderately priced licence of just under £2 for beer and ale and £1 for cider, [15] without recourse to obtaining them from justices of the peace, as was previously required. [16]
Alarmed at the prospect of a return to the Gin Craze, the government attempted to counter the threat, and encourage the consumption of a more wholesome beverage, by introducing the Beerhouse Act of 1830. The Act introduced a new lower, and largely deregulated, tier of premises called "the beerhouse". [37] A Victorian beerhouse, now a public ...
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The Beerhouse Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 61) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886. [2] It was the third Beerhouse Act. [3] [4] It was passed to amend the Beerhouse Act 1830 (1 Will. 4. c. 64) and the Beerhouse Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 85). [5]
23 July – Beerhouse Act 1830 liberalise regulations on the brewing and sale of beer by individuals. August – General election results in a Tory victory, but with a reduced majority. [6] 28 August – Machine-breaking Swing Riots break out in Kent and spread across southern and eastern England.