by Jenny Proctor | Jul 23, 2024 | Latest News
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...
by Jenny Proctor | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest News
Preserving the artefacts in the National Brewery Collection can be a painstaking process, needing the help of specialist conservators. We recently asked conservator Graham Key to look at the horse harness collection in our care. Some of the items in this extensive...
by Jenny Proctor | May 29, 2024 | Latest News
Following the announcement by East Staffordshire Borough Council (see here for full details), the Trustees have made the following statement: The National Brewery Heritage Trust has been in close conversation with East Staffordshire Borough Council for some time about...
by Jenny Proctor | May 29, 2024 | Latest News
We are looking for a qualified Archivist to join the team, working freelance for one day a week for six months initially, with the potential to extend and expand the role subject to funding. Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will need to work...
by Jenny Proctor | May 29, 2024 | Latest News
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...
