Great new web site on H & G Simonds

Great new web site on H & G Simonds

If you’re interested in old Brewing Companies then there is a great new web site for you. It has been set up to encourage further research, archiving and accessibility to the history of the H&G Simonds Ltd Brewery of Reading, its business at home and abroad,...
Celebrations?

Celebrations?

GCSE results day – hopefully a cause for celebration for many. Here are a few celebration ales that have been brewed over the years. Find more special brews and labels in the National Brewery Centre Archives at http://nbcarchives.co.uk...
Protective Canopy for Vehicles

Protective Canopy for Vehicles

Transport played an important part in the evolution of the brewing industry. From horse-drawn drays through to more modern-day vehicles. The National Brewery Centre houses a fine collection of vehicles, that includes delivery wagons, fire trucks, a double-decker bus...

Need a light ale?

This weather calls for a light ale! There are dozens to choose from on the National Brewery Centre Archives. See labels from M&B, Devenish, Arkell’s, Toby, Worthington’s, Bateman’s, Whitbread, Tolly Cobbold and many more at:...
Celebrity spotting is not new!

Celebrity spotting is not new!

Celebrity spotting isn’t new. This lot were snapped at the opening of the Royal Small Arms Hotel, Enfield Lock. Front row left to right: John Pedder, William Waters Butler, Mrs Winston Churchill & Lord D’Abernon. For more see : https://www.nbcarchives.co.uk/...