tarboat's photos with the keyword: brewery

The original Phoenix Brewery Company at Heywood was registered in 1874 and had something of a chequered history, going bankrupt three times. The last occasion was in 1939, when about 120 pubs were owned, prompting its purchase and closure by the Cornbrook Brewery of Old Trafford. The equipment was sold off to aid the war effort but the tower today remains an impressive sight both inside and out. Within everything is in place, apart from the various vessels - even painted signs denoting the hop rooms . The current microbrewery of the same name occupies the old maltings while the Victorian offices have been restored for occasional functions.

Window at Shakespeare's Ale House, Gibraltar Street, Sheffield. The Ward's Sheaf Brewery was on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield and was acquired by Septimus Henry Ward in the 1870s. In 1972, S H Ward & Co. Ltd was acquired by Vaux & Associated Breweries and continued to brew bitter as a subsidiary. Despite still being profitable, the brewery was closed in 1999. The Wards brand was bought by the Double Maxim Beer Company in 2003 and is run as a subsidiary called Ward's Brewing Company.

The Packet on Bute Street is one of the last remaining traditional pubs left in Cardiff.

The original Phoenix Brewery Company at Heywood was registered in 1874 and had something of a chequered history, going bankrupt three times. The last occasion was in 1939, when about 120 pubs were owned, prompting its purchase and closure by the Cornbrook Brewery of Old Trafford. This plaque dates from one of the more prosperous periods when the brewery saw substantial rebuilding.

The original Phoenix Brewery Company at Heywood was registered in 1874 and had something of a chequered history, going bankrupt three times. The last occasion was in 1939, when about 120 pubs were owned, prompting its purchase and closure by the Cornbrook Brewery of Old Trafford. The equipment was sold off to aid the war effort but the tower today remains an impressive sight both inside and out. Within everything is in place, apart from the various vessels - even painted signs denoting the hop rooms . The current microbrewery of the same name occupies the old maltings while the Victorian offices have been restored for occasional functions.

Wort coolers Nos 1 & 2 at the Robinson's brewery in Stockport. These have since been taken out of use with the modernisation of the brewery but still remain to be seen on brewery tours.

A panorama of the Moss Side brewery in Manchester, operated by Heineken. Beer has been brewed on the site since 1875, when it was known as the Albert Brewery, named after Queen Victoria's husband. The brewery made ales and stouts that were supplied to pubs around Manchester, including the Cross Keys in Salford and the Shah Inn in Hulme. It was later sold to John Henry Lees, who changed its name to the Moss Side Brewery. In 1907 it was renamed the Royal Brewery in honour of King Edward VII's visit to the city. The brewery changed hands again in 1913 when Lees' company went into liquidation and it was later absorbed by another local brewery, Walker & Homfrays Ltd. The UK's first lager, Red Tower, was brewed here in 1927, named after the building's most striking feature. The brewery took its name too in 1933, becoming the Red Tower Lager Brewery.The drink was a hit in London where it was sold in upmarket restaurants and dispensed from wooden cabinets that were wheeled to diners' tables. Sales suffered during the Second World War when many restaurants in the capital shut down - but in Manchester, the arrival of American troops created plenty of thirst for the drink locally. In 1955 the brewery became known as the Royal Moss Side Brewery and was bought by Scottish Brewers a few years later to produce their own McEwan Younger Lager. The site later began to brew Harp lager in 1962. By 1985 it was producing a million hectolitres a year (nearly 176 million pints). Today it can produce five times that amount, churning out nearly 18 million pints a week. After several more changes of ownership, Heineken took over the site in 2008. Today the main beers produced and packaged there are Foster's and Kronenbourg 1664.

A copper in the old version of Robinsons brewery in Stockport. This has now been replaced with new plant supplied from Germany which allows for production of more smaller batches of beer.

Large tins of beer at the Brains brewery in the centre of Cardiff.

Not many tall chimneys in use these days. Brains Brewery in Cardiff was clearly busy when I spotted it.

Fermenting vat being drawn down at Robinson's Brewery . There is a thick layer of yeast on the top of the liquid.

Still brewing fine ales and now with new brewing plant which allows smaller batches than previously. Robinson's brewery is an iconic part of the Stockport landscape.

Equipment for the early stages of the process at Robinson's brewery in Stockport.

The long disused Royal Oak Brewery in Stockport before being converted to apartments. Established in a former cotton mill the site has long been a local landmark.

The old Hartleys Brewery in Ulverston dates back to 1755, but the Hartley family only became involved in 1896. In July 1982 Hartleys (Ulverston) Ltd was acquired by Robinsons of Stockport and brewing ceased on the site in November 1991. Today it is used as a distribution depot by Robinsons, but a planning application has recently been submitted to develop the site as a supermarket.

This impressive building was originally built c 1891 / 92 for brewers William Henry Hutchinson & Son and in 1916 became part of Home Brewery. In 1921 it was sold to Murphy & Son who are still in business there to this day manufacturing and supplying aids to the brewing industry. The building was designed by architect William Bradford of Carlton Chambers, Regent Street, London and built by Dennett & Ingle of Nottingham.

Sack trucks inside the Hop Room at Robinson's Brewery in Stockport. All to be changed in the redevelopment of the brewhouse.

Extracting the heat from the wort for re-use in the next mash. These heat exchangers at Robinson's Brewery in Stockport are due to be replaced by a state of the art energy saving system in the current modernisation of the brewhouse with equipment supplied by German company Krones AG.