NBHT Latest News
NBHT Funded Display Case in Situ
The display case funded by the National Brewery Heritage Trust is now in situ in the recently opened White Shield Brewery (see earlier posts). The display case is one of a set of three now being used to display the large collection of 1960s era beer bottles...
White Shield Brewery Exhibit now Open
Wednesday 27th September 2017 saw the opening of the refurbished White Shield Brewery as an exhibit at the National Brewery Centre, Pictured L to R are the official opening party:- Andrew Griffiths MP, Steve Wellington - former Master Brewer at the...
Museum celebrates 40 Years
'Last Wednesday around 70 people gathered in the Worthington Suite at the National Brewery Centre to celebrate 40 years since the Museums founding. Present were staff and Volunteers from 1977 onwards who enjoyed a cup of tea,cake and perhaps a small tipple of the new...
Christmas Cards 2017
The Trust Christmas Cards are now available for purchase in the on-line shop. Two designs are available, both based on prior Christmas editions of brewing company in house magazines, These cards are available in different pack sizes (10, 25, 50, 100 and 125) and can...
Bottle Label Coasters
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...
Lighted Display Cases
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...
Burton Union Set
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 Bass...
Fund launched to restore historic grain wagon
Once horse drawn wagons carrying grain, hops and beer were the vehicles of choice for brewers and farmers. Now volunteers at the National Brewery Heritage Trust are restoring a 19th century barley waggon (sic). The vehicle was sold by Bass in 1932 to Ian Anchor of...
Trust unveils new logo
The National Brewery History Trust has unveiled a new logo. As the Trust develops and expands its work to protect and preserve the Britain's brewing heritage the new logo will be seen on more and more material.
Pub images now available online for purchase
Images from an "irreplaceable" archive of photographs of some of the country's most striking public houses that was nearly lost to posterity forever, can now be seen and bought by members of the public. Prints, posters and even cushion, with images depicting...
