Town & village · Kent
Faversham
Brewery home; local brewing is documented in company history from medieval times, and Historic England identifies a concentration of surviving brewery buildings.
The place and its story
The brewer across the street was her father
When Richard Marsh II died soon after inheriting the brewery, his widow Mary kept the business going.
She knew the trade. Her father, Alexander Bax, ran a rival brewery across Court Street. The company’s history credits Mary with brewing knowledge of her own.
In 1732 she married Samuel Shepherd, who took over the business. His surname became part of the brewery name. Before following him, take a moment for Mary: the woman who kept it working between two husbands.
Continue the journeyStay in Court Street. Steam is coming.Location note
The written record names this place. An exact site position has not been established, so the atlas does not invent a marker.
Continue the story
The brewer across the street was her father ↗
Mary had brewing knowledge of her own.
1698 was not the first pint ↗
The famous date marks a purchase.
A brewer orders an engine ↗
In 1789, Court Street got a Boulton & Watt.
Ten children became shareholders ↗
Percy’s family business was quite a family.
Two brothers in three months ↗
1916 changed who ran the brewery.
Buy somewhere to sell the beer ↗
The brewery’s story leaves Court Street.
The rival was opposite ↗
Look across Court Street.
Follow the historical sources
Follow the evidence
- Our rich historyShepherd Neame · company history overview · accessed 2026-10-07
- Faversham's medieval brewersShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07
- The Brewing Industry: KentHistoric England · heritage research · accessed 2026-10-07
- Our Faversham BreweryShepherd Neame · company site and place description · accessed 2026-10-07
- Richard MarshShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07
- The ShepherdsShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07