View from the Chair

View from the Chair

Writing at the end of February, it has been a whirlwind of a week. On Monday I was delighted to meet King Charles when he visited Tower Brewery in Burton upon Trent. It was a wonderful opportunity to explain a little about the history of our industry and its...
The famous red triangle trademark

The famous red triangle trademark

The Bass red triangle is among the most famous trademarks in the world. As you might expect it appears on very many of the artefacts in the Collection, as well as appearing in the architecture of Bass House. It was registered on 1 January 1876 under a new piece of...
Last Bass train to Scarborough

Last Bass train to Scarborough

Friday 24th July 1914 was an important date for the employees of Bass Ratcliffe & Gretton. Starting at 3.40am a series of 14 specially chartered trains took over 7000 brewery workers and their families from Burton railway station on a day trip to the seaside. The...
RAF 48 Squadron Always Over The Drink!

RAF 48 Squadron Always Over The Drink!

48 Squadron was formed at Netheravon on the 15th April 1916; the first unit of the then Royal Flying Corps to be equipped with the Bristol B.F.2 aircraft.  Posted to France on the 8th March 1917, the Squadron accounted for three hundred and seventeen kills during the...
Brewery Men Remembered

Brewery Men Remembered

As the country commemorates 80 years since the D-Day landings in June 1944 we talked to volunteer Malcolm Goode about his research into the brewery workers who served in the D-Day Campaign. Malcolm has volunteered with the Trust since 2016 and has a particular passion...