by Terry Critchley | Mar 16, 2018 | Latest News, Projects
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...
by Terry Critchley | Mar 16, 2018 | Latest News
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...
by Terry Critchley | Jan 19, 2018 | Latest News
(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,...
by Terry Critchley | Jan 18, 2018 | Latest News
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...
by Terry Critchley | Jan 12, 2018 | Latest News
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...
by Terry Critchley | Nov 15, 2017 | Latest News
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...