by Terry Critchley | Jul 17, 2017 | Latest News
The collection of Coasters depicting many pre-war bottle labels has generated orders steadily since they initially went on line in the “Shop” in Mid-June. This is a special collection of over 250 pre-war beer labels with superb graphics in the form of solid highly...
by Terry Critchley | Jul 17, 2017 | Latest News
The Trust has agreed to buy one of three lighted cases needed to house a display of old beer bottles. It is intended to use some of the large collection of 1960s era beer bottles donated to the Trust last year by a retired solicitor from Southport. The National...
by Terry Critchley | Jul 17, 2017 | Projects
The Trust has funded the repainting of the canopy housing the Burton Union Set and the new signs describing the exhibit have been erected. However, when it comes to the casks, the cooper from Marston’s says we should take the casks out a few at a time and...
by Terry Critchley | Jun 14, 2017 | Latest News
A fund has been launched by the Trust to raise funds to address an urgently needed refurbishment of this rare example of how brewing used to be done in Burton. The Union Set is housed under a canopy alongside the NBC car park and is a relic from one of Burton’s...
by Terry Critchley | Jun 14, 2017 | Photos and Audio Visual Tapes
1929 – Prince Edward VIII and party pictured leaving a Bass building in No. 2 Brewery, following a tour with Colonel John Gretton during which he started the mashing process for the brewing of Prince’s Ale. The Prince of Wales, Edward, later to...