Bishopstoke Brewery

Early in 1873, John Ross, a brewer of Netley, met with James B. Little, a financier of Winchester, to discuss the prospects of constructing a brewery in Eastleigh. Ross maintained that good profits could be made by supplying beer, wine and spirits to Army camps in the South of England and claimed to have some influence in that quarter. Little was impressed by the idea and it was agreed that they should enter into partnership, Ross to supply the practical requirements and Little to put up the money.