Trust Aims for On LineArchive

Trust Aims for On LineArchive

Orangeleaf Systems Approximately 500,000 items of brewing industry–related archives and artefacts, spanning over 250 years, are held in store in Burton-on-Trent. This unique and unsurpassed collection illustrates the important roles that beer and the brewing industry...
Major project takes place on Pub Photographs

Major project takes place on Pub Photographs

The pub picture collection ranges from the mighty pub to the village local! The Trust has been undertaking a project on the images from an “irreplaceable” archive of photographs of some of the country’s most striking public houses that was nearly lost to posterity...
St Pancras Celebrates 150 Years

St Pancras Celebrates 150 Years

  (Image: Pagefield, London) St Pancras railway station begins celebrations to mark 150th anniversary A significant anniversary was marked in London this week – an anniversary that marks the importance of transport to Burton’s breweries. At 10am on Wednesday,...
New Book from Ian Webster

New Book from Ian Webster

Burton upon Trent Brewery Historian, Ian Webster, a Trust Member, published his second book “Brewing in Burton upon Trent” (Amberley Publishing) on 15 January 2018. His previous book “Ind Coope & Allsopp Breweries: The History of the Hand” came out in December...
Chairmans Annual Report

Chairmans Annual Report

Achievements and Performance A key objective for the Trust this year has been to try to increase our membership numbers – at both individual and corporate level. We have achieved some success in this respect, and it has been particularly gratifying to receive positive...
WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT OUR BREWING HERITAGE?

WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT OUR BREWING HERITAGE?

We must protect and preserve our brewing heritage says Harry White. Brewing heritage embraces the history of brewing as well as its traditions, perhaps adding a whiff of nostalgia for times past. But, I believe heritage also implies a sense of value – a feeling that...