anyone remember Bass Charringtons Brewery , Claywheels lane

anyone remember Bass Charringtons Brewery , Claywheels lane
Yes,we went past it when we went to Beeley woods on the bikes.

I worked there for a few years when it was the Hope & Anchor Brewery, it changed to Charringtons whilst I worked there.

yes my mother worked in the offices there and thats where i got my first job.

My grandfather worked there for many years until his retirement in the late 70s.

My dad worked, or was it drank there for years up until they shut it down.

My brother was a postman and he used to deliver their letters. They often used to leave a bottle of beer on the office doorstep for him!

My mum and dad worked there in the late 50's and that's how they met and have been happily married ever since (mum in office, dad delivery lorry driver...)

My mum and dad worked there in the late 50's and that's how they met and have been happily married ever since (mum in office, dad delivery lorry driver...)

My brother Brian drove the small 3 wheeler truck back & forth to the Carlings wharehouse all day long, he married a lass called Joan who worked in the lab, I first worked in the W/house then on a palletizer in the cellar, anyone who worked there would remember these names, Barry Ward, Terry Marshall,Trevor & Brian Powell, Derek & Brian Turner [not related] Terry Fletcher, Frank ? & Mick who used to charge the batteries, Jack the cellar boss And Tony Fenton, who had a problem and couldn't stop shaking, not forgetting Bobby Graham, an Aussie who was working his way around the world, I bumped into him shortly after arriving here, by accident.
There were a lot of couples that paired off who worked there & it was a great place to work.
Jules, your dad would remember Buff that worked as an offsider on the trucks ?

I was due to replace the Security Manager there, His name was Colin, with the glasses. I knew him in the navy police but cannot for the life of me remember his surname. He lived off Middlewood Road, just past Dudley Rd. Unfortunately the death knell was rininging for the old place and I never started.

That would have been full circle for me, as a kid I used to play all over the back edge and down in Beeley Woods when the brewery was called Hope & Anchor.

Have spoken to my mum and dad and they remember Terry and Frank Fletcher who lived on Fox Hill, Stan and Barry Ward who worked in the bottling stores and Dennis Singleton who lived at Stanington and worked with Ralph Mellows.

Sorry, they can't remember Buff......

I grew up on Dudley Road in the 70s and 80s. I well remember the pong which used to come over the river from the Charringtons brewery and the barking of the dogs from the Niagra ground.

The name of the security manager was Colin Rich,who has sadly passed away.He lived at the top of Harris road,near to Marcliffe School.One name that was mentioned was Barry Ward who passed away last year.Whenever the builders were in the brewery and before the cement had dried,someone would write Wardy in it.This was every where round the brewery,and no one ever got caught doing it.
By the way it was 14 years this month that the brewery closed.
It was the first brewery in England to brew Carling ,and the first to keg Stones.In it's hayday about 350 people worked on site and coaches used to bus employees up and down the "Lane" along with Batchelor's workers.
One other name mentioned was Mick ,this was Mick Scott who has been involved with Jubilee Football team for many years.He now works at the mobility dept at NGH.

The name of the security manager was Colin Rich,who has sadly passed away.He lived at the top of Harris road,near to Marcliffe School.One name that was mentioned was Barry Ward who passed away last year.Whenever the builders were in the brewery and before the cement had dried,someone would write Wardy in it.This was every where round the brewery,and no one ever got caught doing it.
By the way it was 14 years this month that the brewery closed.
It was the first brewery in England to brew Carling ,and the first to keg Stones.In it's hayday about 350 people worked on site and coaches used to bus employees up and down the "Lane" along with Batchelor's workers.
One other name mentioned was Mick ,this was Mick Scott who has been involved with Jubilee Football team for many years.He now works at the mobility dept at NGH.

Colin Rich.....many thanks and sad to know that he has passed away. I knew him in the Navy and he was a good bloke.

I worked there for a few years when it was the Hope & Anchor Brewery, it changed to Charringtons whilst I worked there.

Hi,

In my childhood, it was always Hope and Anchor Brewery but before that, I think it was called Carter, Miller and Bird.

Have I got my facts right?

Regards

One other name mentioned was Mick ,this was Mick Scott who has been involved with Jubilee Football team for many years.He now works at the mobility dept at NGH.

That's him, he was always soccer mad and used to dribble anything that was left on the floor.
I can't remember the bloke's name that Mick worked with, but he was a keen photographer and lived at Longley, one day Mick & him started a distillery in their little workshop, so instead of using the equipment to make distilled water for the batteries, they made whiskey, :hihi:
There were 3 palletizers in the cellar, the Turners worked on no 1,
Barry Ward & Terry Gods gift to women Marshall, ha ha, worked no 3 & Terry Fletcher & I [Trevor] worked on no 2, Shakey Tony Fenton and Roger ? hand stacked on no 4.
Frank ? was Terry Fletchers brother in law & loaded the pallets for the wharehouse, he took over my job after I left in 1965.
Can't ever remember there being a bus for the brewery, I remember the one for Bachelors though ?

I worked there for a few years when it was the Hope & Anchor Brewery, it changed to Charringtons whilst I worked there.Hi Skippy l used to go there with a farmer pal of mine Johnnie Walker 2 fields up from the back,for some waste grains evil smelling stuff, l did a lot of work for him after just starting out on my own he was a grand bloke and l could tell some amusing episodes there. keeping ok?Arthur.

Hi Skippy l used to go there with a farmer pal of mine Johnnie Walker 2 fields up from the back,for some waste grains evil smelling stuff, l did a lot of work for him after just starting out on my own he was a grand bloke and l could tell some amusing episodes there. keeping ok?Arthur.

Gday Arthur, life couldn't be better, the waste grains certainly had a stink to them, did they build the Foxhill estate on those fields ?

Quite right Falls, I knew it as Carter,Milner,and Bird too, a very good friend of mine Harry Mills was sales manager in some part of the organisation.

One of the Carters is stiil involved with the Dog Track.Ted Bird lives down south somewhere,Reg Bird lives at Louth and I believe that Mick Bird still lives in Sheffield.
Skippy was it Terry Marshall who you worked with?His other brothers also worked there,Albert and Tony.
The talk of couples meeting up,both my first and second wives worked there while I was there.:roll:
Can you remember John Law,Bill Eastell,Keith Atherton,Morris Newman,Dave Platts,Ian Sedgewick,Brian Birtles Keith Radford,Dave Unwin Stan Unwin.?

Skippy was it Terry Marshall who you worked with?His other brothers also worked there,Albert and Tony.
The talk of couples meeting up,both my first and second wives worked there while I was there.:roll:
Can you remember John Law,Bill Eastell,Keith Atherton,Morris Newman,Dave Platts,Ian Sedgewick,Brian Birtles Keith Radford,Dave Unwin Stan Unwin.?

You have just jogged my memory feederfil, so I have had to edit my other posts, it was Terry Marshall who worked alongside Barry Ward, in the same department as me, one of his brothers worked in the brewing dept, Tony I think ? they used to wear white overalls.
I remember the majority of the names, but can't put faces to them these days, I now remember that it was Terry Fletcher that worked alongside me, his brother in law Frank worked in the cellar with us too.
Terry Fletcher worked in the bottling dept before moving into the cellar & used to clean out the bottle washing machines every evening on overtime.
Was it Ian Sedgwick that had a trial for goalkeeper with Sheff Wed ?

Yes he did have a trial with Sheff Wed ,his son now plays for Preston North End (chris).
Terry Fletcher went on to be in charge of Pub cellar technicians along with Ron Smith.
Can you remember the Foremen Harold Lundy, Joe Brown or Jock ?

My brother Brian drove the small 3 wheeler truck back & forth to the Carlings wharehouse all day long, he married a lass called Joan who worked in the lab, I first worked in the W/house then on a palletizer in the cellar, anyone who worked there would remember these names, Barry Ward, Terry Marshall,Trevor & Brian Powell, Derek & Brian Turner [not related] Terry Fletcher, Frank ? & Mick who used to charge the batteries, Jack the cellar boss And Tony Fenton, who had a problem and couldn't stop shaking, not forgetting Bobby Graham, an Aussie who was working his way around the world, I bumped into him shortly after arriving here, by accident.
There were a lot of couples that paired off who worked there & it was a great place to work.
Jules, your dad would remember Buff that worked as an offsider on the trucks ?
Tony Fenton.....i was his carer from 91-99 ,when he died,my mother also worked there,sylvia wragg,in the 1950,s,also ada firth & half the parson cross estate.There was a bloke there who was a really good artist,i cant recall his name,but he did a caricature of tony as prince charming.

One of the Carters is stiil involved with the Dog Track.Ted Bird lives down south somewhere,Reg Bird lives at Louth and I believe that Mick Bird still lives in Sheffield.
Skippy was it Terry Marshall who you worked with?His other brothers also worked there,Albert and Tony.
The talk of couples meeting up,both my first and second wives worked there while I was there.:roll:
Can you remember John Law,Bill Eastell,Keith Atherton,Morris Newman,Dave Platts,Ian Sedgewick,Brian Birtles Keith Radford,Dave Unwin Stan Unwin.?
this gets stranger,bill eastell is my uncle,he married my aunty beryl.

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Tony Fenton.....i was his carer from 91-99 ,when he died.

I'm sorry to hear that okis, did they ever find out what was wrong with him that made him shake ?
He was a good worker, but if he got upset, which he often did because of getting ribbed all the time, he started throwing bottles of beer at people, sometimes a full crate would fly through the air too.

Can you remember the Foremen Harold Lundy, Joe Brown or Jock ?

I remember those names, Joe Brown was in charge of no 2 wasn't he ? I used to go and chat to the girls on number 4 washer or whatever they called it, Doreen Smith & her mate who's name escapes me.
Do you remember the get togethers at the City Hall that were held once a year ?
Where did you work ?

Gday Arthur, life couldn't be better, the waste grains certainly had a stink to them, did they build the Foxhill estate on those fields ?

HI Skippy No the fields and the farm is still there at least they were when l came to France 4yrs ago , Cheers Arthur.

I worked in the empties for about three years,then went into the cold room,then ended up on kegging,canning and bottling.I never went to the city hall but did go to a few do's at the Cutlers Hall.
They finished there went somebody was sick on some furnishings and Ken Perks jumped over the balcony and broke his leg.But what do you expect with free beer.

I remember Doreen and her sister Ann,can you remember Christine Crapper.What about Madge Jenkinson,Ada Lawson,Dolly ?,
What about Ernest Thomson,who in one shift we counted him have 54 bottles of beer and then he walked home to Oughtibridge.
There was also Arthur Rawson.Bill Keys.Bill Haywood.
Was the boss Harold Sunderland when you were there

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Tony Fenton.....i was his carer from 91-99 ,when he died.

I'm sorry to hear that okis, did they ever find out what was wrong with him that made him shake ?
He was a good worker, but if he got upset, which he often did because of getting ribbed all the time, he started throwing bottles of beer at people, sometimes a full crate would fly through the air too.
no,they tested him for parkinsons and all sorts of diseases,but couldn,t find anything at all wrong with him,so maybe it was because he was highly strung.
Tony was a one for the ladies,unfortunately,he couldn,t be right with em,so thats how i became his carer,he did ,however,possess a really quick wit,and some of his stories were legendary. He died while in respite,I was on annual leave at the time,so never got to see him,or go to his funeral,we often talk of tony when i bump into former workmates,always fondly,even after all the strokes he pulled,because you just couldn,t dislike him.

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We often talk of tony when i bump into former workmates,always fondly,even after all the strokes he pulled,because you just couldn,t dislike him.

That's true.

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That's true.
my mother worked there the same time as tony,her name was sylvia wragg,did you know her too?
she was an unmarried mum,something that was frowned on in the 50,s.

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Again I remember some of those names, I was only there for just over 2 years, I knew quite a few of the girls there, as some came from the same area as me [Shirecliffe]
It was quite hard working in the cellar as it was a continuous process, so the only times we got to mix or meet others was when we had a major breakdown or at lunchtime on the footy field etc.
I remember an old bloke that always seemed half tanked, I've no idea what his job was, or his name, but he was all over the brewery & used to take bets for people, any idea ?

One of the Carters is stiil involved with the Dog Track.Ted Bird lives down south somewhere,Reg Bird lives at Louth and I believe that Mick Bird still lives in Sheffield.
Skippy was it Terry Marshall who you worked with?His other brothers also worked there,Albert and Tony.
The talk of couples meeting up,both my first and second wives worked there while I was there.:roll:
Can you remember John Law,Bill Eastell,Keith Atherton,Morris Newman,Dave Platts,Ian Sedgewick,Brian Birtles Keith Radford,Dave Unwin Stan Unwin.?
did keith atherton have a brother called mick,and did albert marshall marry sheila fox??

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my mother worked there the same time as tony,her name was sylvia wragg,did you know her too?

It's over 45 years since I worked there now, so I only really remember the people that I worked with in the cellar, no women worked in our area at that time, so I only knew some of the women that I knew from my area, Shirecliffe/Southey, or the ones I had met whilst out on the town.

my nan also worked there i think it was 70s tilllate 80s her name was may wright

my dad derek walton . uncles micheal walton and ralph mellors all worked there too

One of the Carters is stiil involved with the Dog Track.Ted Bird lives down south somewhere,Reg Bird lives at Louth and I believe that Mick Bird still lives in Sheffield.
Skippy was it Terry Marshall who you worked with? His other brothers also worked there,Albert and Tony.
The talk of couples meeting up,both my first and second wives worked there while I was there.:roll:
Can you remember John Law,Bill Eastell,Keith Atherton,Morris Newman,Dave Platts,Ian Sedgewick,Brian Birtles Keith Radford,Dave Unwin Stan Unwin.?

Just came across this thread from a while back.

I remember most of these people from working there, early 70s till it closed.

Others I remember are Bob Stancil, Joan his secretary, Michael Collins, Harold Sunderland, Vic Keen, Pete Crossley, Harry Davidson, Jim Rivers, Raymond Straw, Michael Parker.

Sheila Pasley was chief chemist, others in the lab were Karen and John Ollerenshaw, Nigel Turnbull, Mick Ashmore, Rachel Harman who married Peter (can't remember his surname), Alwyn Raynor and Pam Jackson who's dad ran one of the bottling lines i think.

Tony Allen used to work in the lab years ago, left to work at Runcorn, then opened a small brewery in Preston Brook. Last I heard he'd got a sizeable place near Manchester called the Phoenix Brewery Company.

David Leake, who died suddenly in 1980, used to be chief electrician along with Bernard ? and Keith ?. Ron Roebuck took over then. Harry Pugh was chief engineer, before him it was Scottish man, can't remember his name, was it Eddy?

Stan Collingwood (or Con Stalingrad as he was sometimes known) worked in conditioning, along with Philip ?, Neville ? who lost his hearing, David Ashforth and of course Eric Tewson. Martin Thomas was conditioning manager.

June Bailey? and Christine Crapper were on the bottling lines when I was there. And Johnny Horrax used to walk round with his long gloves and ear protectors checking the pasteuriser levels.

Miss Etty was there when I started, but I remember a Welsh woman being the nurse later on.

And I do remember the Cutler's Hall nights. I was there the night someone went over the balcony. Think they also damaged one of the nearby bank's windows.

Wonder what happened to them all?

It's the only exercise I get these days, a stroll down Memory Lane.:hihi:

Cheers, and thanks for the memories.

GG.

We used to go there as kids and nick the deposit bottles.

my dad also work there his name was terence naylor but most called him terry or tets , he was a pipe fitter welder , he worked there till the mid 80,s but then left due to his health and took on the albert inn pub at darnall where he died in 1988

my dad also work there his name was terence naylor but most called him terry or tets , he was a pipe fitter welder , he worked there till the mid 80,s but then left due to his health and took on the albert inn pub at darnall where he died in 1988

Sorry to hear that richie, I remember your Dad, do you have an uncle Frank that worked at the brewery too, married your Dads Sister ?
I getting all confused now as there were 4 Terry's in our small department.

I worked at Warringtons transport (Eagle garage) in the seventies and we were on standby for any emergencies on the lorries at four o clock,by five we were nissed as pewts,we'd sit in the garage waiting for any calls from the lorry park and a barrel would be in the mess room it's a wonder anything got done.I remember Ken Graham,a real good bloke,sadly gone.We also fixed all the broken floor boards on the trailers after the fork trucks had smashed them.I spent more time at Bass than at Warringtons,happy days.

My granddad Arnold Crooks worked there in the sixties and seventy's until his retirement. He passed a way in the late eighty's early ninety's from cancer. Also my uncle, Harry Pugh worked and lived there with his wife madge in the early eighty's. My family emigrated to Canada in 1969 from Sheffield, we lived on Oldfield Rd in Stannington.
Cheers......:)

Did harry Pugh live on Parkwood rd neepsend at one time?

I believe he did live out in neepsend, when we were back in 1982-83 he was at that time manager of the brewer and living on site. The boilers at this time were still fired with coal to support the miners who were one of the largest consumers of Stones Beer. We spent many hours in the on site pub at the brewery and watched many soccer games on the brewery site. Do you remember my granddad Arnold Crooks,i believe he worked out on the loading dock area.
Cheers from the west coast of Vancouver Island, Steve Hayes....

I believe he did live out in neepsend, when we were back in 1982-83 he was at that time manager of the brewer and living on site. The boilers at this time were still fired with coal to support the miners who were one of the largest consumers of Stones Beer. We spent many hours in the on site pub at the brewery and watched many soccer games on the brewery site. Do you remember my granddad Arnold Crooks,i believe he worked out on the loading dock area.
Cheers from the west coast of Vancouver Island, Steve Hayes....

Yes. I remember Harry Pugh, and his wife was called Marjorie wasn't she?

And when I was there there was a receptionist called Jennifer Clay.:love:

She left and went to work in a hotel in Cornwall. I called in once to see her. I wonder where she is now?

I worked in the lab, and still keep in touch very ocassionally with Sheila Pasley and Carol Simpson. Do you remember them?

Hi steve390gt,if its the same harry he lived in the same yard as my relatives the crookes,sheila and maureen in the longdens houses.although i did a lot of work at the site i new people by their faces mainly the transport side of it.

Hi Bullerboy,
Arnold & Mary Crooks lived on Tanfield Rd off of Pennistone rd. I,m there grandson and have been trying to locate a old friend i grew with before moving to Canada in 1969. With my uncle Harry Pugh and my granddad both working at the Bass/Charrington brewery we spent a lot of time there. I came across this Claywheels rd post on my search and I'm also very interested to find out more about my relatives. I,m not sure if marjorie is still alive but it would be nice to know as i have lost contact with her many years ago.
Cheers Steve.....:)

In the late 60s I worked for a firm of Chartered Accountants and I used to be contracted out to help their auditors each year. I remember the name changed 3 times in as many years. If my memory serves me correctly it was Charringtons Yorkshire Brewery then Charringtons United Brewery and the last time I went there it was Bass Charrington North. I remember everyone got a daily beer allowance, even us! It was difficult to keep awake after lunch!!

Miss Etty was a friend of my parents, my mother worked with her when another lady in the first aid section was on holiday!! There was a cook called Mary who made lovely apple pies!!! This must be 40 odd years ago. Sadly Miss Etty dies some years ago.

My Mother worked there in the 70's. Joyce Oakes. once had a bottle explode in her hand and badly cut her finger. I had to saw her wedding ring off with a hack saw when she got home....:o

Anyone remember Harry the Neck aka Goldfinger, worked in the brewery and had several gold rings on every finger.

I remember the name changed 3 times in as many years. If my memory serves me correctly it was Charringtons Yorkshire Brewery then Charringtons United Brewery and the last time I went there it was Bass Charrington North.

It was Hope and Anchor Brewery before that.

My granddad Arnold Crooks worked there in the sixties and seventy's until his retirement.

I remember Arnold, he worked on the dock loading the trucks that delivered beer to the pubs, he was a great bloke, had a good sense of humour, and was always smiling.

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Anyone remember Harry the Neck aka Goldfinger, worked in the brewery and had several gold rings on every finger.
That was Harry Towle who people used to fall asleep waiting for him to play his shot at pool.
Last I heard of Harry he was living in Mansfield,but not heard of him for about 10 years.
Went on fishing trip with Harry down Lincoln way.Went into a pub and was confronted with about ten different beers.Harry said, just do what I do .
Went up to an old codger sat at the bar,Excuse me sir but what are you drinking?t'old man replied I'll have a pint of that please pointing to a pump.
Everybody fell about laughing all Harry could say ok you B****ds I've been got!

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Anyone remember Harry the Neck aka Goldfinger, worked in the brewery and had several gold rings on every finger.
That was Harry Towle who people used to fall asleep waiting for him to play his shot at pool.
Last I heard of Harry he was living in Mansfield,but not heard of him for about 10 years.
Went on fishing trip with Harry down Lincoln way.Went into a pub and was confronted with about ten different beers.Harry said, just do what I do .
Went up to an old codger sat at the bar,Excuse me sir but what are you drinking?t'old man replied I'll have a pint of that please pointing to a pump.
Everybody fell about laughing all Harry could say ok you B****ds I've been got!

Yes I remember Harry Towle. And who was the one who dyed his hair black and was reputed to be 'well endowed' in the trouser department'?

Harry Towle that's him; could he tell some whoppers, I remember one day I think we were in the Ship and an owd lad was showing off a pair of shoes he had bought for a fiver, and we customers agreeing with him he'd got a bargain, when in walked Harry resplendent in sheepskin coat, cravat, flat cap and goldmine on his fingers, he looked like Terry Thomas at his caddish best, the only thing missing was the cigarette holder. It appeared as if he'd just stepped out of a Morgan or other classic English sports car, when in reality he'd just stepped of the 82 bus. The owd lad pointed down to his new shoes and said "what abaht these Harry? Only a fiver." Harry peered down at the owd lads new shoes and said contemptuously "yes it looks like it"........."you know all my shoes are hand made by specialists, the leather brought to an exquisite softness by being chewed by a third world peon." This brought the house down, but this didn't deter Harry, within five minutes he was telling us how he drove "the old Bristol 402 around Brands Hatch" we who knew Harry thought more likely driving a Bristol bus around Long Eaton.

Any body know if Madge Pugh is still alive, Madge was married to Harry Pugh. I know my uncle Harry passed away sometime ago but have lost contact with Auntie Madge over the years.
Cheers Steve......:confused:

Any body know if Madge Pugh is still alive, Madge was married to Harry Pugh. I know my uncle Harry passed away sometime ago but have lost contact with Auntie Madge over the years.
Cheers Steve......:confused:
Hi steve390gt my nan used to work with Madge pugh my Nans name is evelyn Ibbotson Nan has recently recieved a christmas card from Madge .So Madge is alive and living in the Chapeltown area of Sheffield if you want any more info feel free to contact me .

anyone remember Bass Charringtons Brewery , Claywheels lane
I remember claywheels lane back to the days of hope and anchor . Both my mother and father worked there - she in the brewery and he as a driver .
They both met whilst working at the brewery on - Mowbry Street ?
Dad used to play cricket for the brewery , along with Jim and Fred Thorpe , Harry Barber and latterly with Derek Turner . I can only remember a few as it was so long ago now .
As kids we used to go with the team regularly , as did the wives , in this old
' sharra bang ' that was kept in the garage at the brewery . A christmas party
was held every year in the canteen for the kids .
I am 67 now - just pleasant memories .

Any one old enough to remember the brewery between aprox. 1934/1951.
My auntie who is 100 on Monday 19th.December used to live in the house at the left hand side of the lorry entrance to the brewery. Her husband was called Arthur Pilkington who i think was the caretaker although some of our family say he was head brewer. I used to stay with them during the summer holidays around the late 1940's. My uncle past away whilst employed by the brewery around 1951. The brewery helped my autie to find alternative accomodation where she has lived for the past 60 years. I always remember that the brewery builings and gardens at the front were kept in tip top condition

[QUOTE=mikebatty;8095111]Dad used to play cricket for the brewery , along with Jim and Fred Thorpe , Harry Barber and latterly with Derek Turner . I can only remember a few as it was so long ago now .

Brian Turner and Derek Turner both played for the cricket team, and also worked together on no 1 palletiser in the cellar, they weren't related.

Any one old enough to remember the brewery between aprox. 1934/1951.
My auntie who is 100 on Monday 19th.December used to live in the house at the left hand side of the lorry entrance to the brewery. Her husband was called Arthur Pilkington who i think was the caretaker although some of our family say he was head brewer. I used to stay with them during the summer holidays around the late 1940's. My uncle past away whilst employed by the brewery around 1951. The brewery helped my autie to find alternative accomodation where she has lived for the past 60 years. I always remember that the brewery builings and gardens at the front were kept in tip top condition

I don't remember them as it was only just before my time . I am sure that my father would have known them and so , can I wish your aunt a somewhat belated " Happy Birthday". On behalf of my late father , Ted Batty and , God bless .

My Mother worked there in the 70's. Joyce Oakes. once had a bottle explode in her hand and badly cut her finger. I had to saw her wedding ring off with a hack saw when she got home....:oIs she Alan and Steve Oakes mother?Sorry,just seen she`s YOUR mother.

Yesterday was Mick (Henry ) Wigfull's funeral very poignant but then going out to" Hi ho silver lightning" was brilliant and put a smile on everybody's face.
Great to meet up with old faces and reminesce about characters and events,if only somebody could write a book.
Lovely to see Nicco,Lawman,Dorboy,Pete Davies,John Hewitt,Trevor Dixon ,Perksy and Reilly .A lot of beer went under the bridge yesterday and it looks like a reunion will have to be organised!!