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<big>'''Archers Ales Ltd''', ''Station Industrial Estate, London Street, Swindon, Wiltshire''</big> | <big>'''Archers Ales Ltd''', ''Station Industrial Estate, London Street, Swindon, Wiltshire''</big> | ||
Founded in June 1979 by Mark Wallington | Founded in June 1979 by Mark Wallington in a former Great Western Railway shed. Initially a full-mash 12-barrel Peter Austin plant. | ||
Brewing ceased here in 1996 when the brewery moved premises. | |||
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Brewing commenced in 1996 following the move. | Brewing commenced in 1996 following the move. | ||
The site was a re-creation of a Victorian tower brewery in the old locomotive weighing house of the old Swindon Locomotive Works. It was purchased by pub owning group Burns Leisure in 1999 and for a period in 2000 took on the brewing of the group owned [[Hoskins Ltd]] beers. | The site was a re-creation of a Victorian tower brewery in the old locomotive weighing house of the old Swindon Locomotive Works. It was purchased by pub owning group Burns Leisure in 1999 and for a period in 2000 took on the brewing of the group owned [[Hoskins Ltd]] beers. | ||
At some time, the brewery owned or leased: | |||
* Drillmans Arms, 34 Gloucester Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. | |||
* Old Town Tavern / Railway, 14 Newport Street, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire. | |||
* The Glue Pot, 5 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire. | |||
* The Kemble Brewery Inn, 27 Fairview Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |||
* The Carters Rest, 57 High Street, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. | |||
* Duke of Albany, 51 Park Street, Weymouth, Dorset. Formerly an Eldridge Pope house. See: [[Duke of Albany, Weymouth]] | |||
In administration 2007 and 2009. The brewery closed in March 2009. Part of the site later used by [[Weighbridge Brewhouse]]. | |||
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Swindon Archers 2003 2.jpg|The brewery in 2003 | Swindon Archers 2003 2.jpg|The brewery in 2003 | ||
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'''Artefacts''' | |||
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File:Archers RD zcx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Archers RD zcx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Archers RD zmx (1).JPG|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Archers RD zmx (2).JPG|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Archers beer mat RD zx (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Archers beer mat RD zx (2).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
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[[Category:Wiltshire]] |
Latest revision as of 13:30, 13 October 2021
Archers Ales Ltd, Station Industrial Estate, London Street, Swindon, Wiltshire
Founded in June 1979 by Mark Wallington in a former Great Western Railway shed. Initially a full-mash 12-barrel Peter Austin plant.
Brewing ceased here in 1996 when the brewery moved premises.
Archers Ales Ltd, Penzance Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire
Brewing commenced in 1996 following the move.
The site was a re-creation of a Victorian tower brewery in the old locomotive weighing house of the old Swindon Locomotive Works. It was purchased by pub owning group Burns Leisure in 1999 and for a period in 2000 took on the brewing of the group owned Hoskins Ltd beers.
At some time, the brewery owned or leased:
- Drillmans Arms, 34 Gloucester Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
- Old Town Tavern / Railway, 14 Newport Street, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire.
- The Glue Pot, 5 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire.
- The Kemble Brewery Inn, 27 Fairview Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
- The Carters Rest, 57 High Street, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire.
- Duke of Albany, 51 Park Street, Weymouth, Dorset. Formerly an Eldridge Pope house. See: Duke of Albany, Weymouth
In administration 2007 and 2009. The brewery closed in March 2009. Part of the site later used by Weighbridge Brewhouse.
An assortment of images of the brewery
Artefacts