Donnington Brewery - Gallery

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Donnington Brewery


  • Welcome to the Donnington Brewery

    Welcome to the Donnington Brewery

  • A helpful road sign near Stow on the Wold

    A helpful road sign near Stow on the Wold

  • The tree lined brewery approach

    The tree lined brewery approach

  • The picturesque limestone brewery. The swans are waiting for the spent grains

    The picturesque limestone brewery. The swans are waiting for the spent grains

  • A long shot of Donnington Brewery

    A long shot of Donnington Brewery

  • The brewhouse

    The brewhouse

  • The pagoda of the malt house disused since the 1960s

    The pagoda of the malt house disused since the 1960s

  • This is surely one of England's most picturesque breweries?

    This is surely one of England's most picturesque breweries?

  • The weather vane

    The weather vane

  • Another view of the weather vane

    Another view of the weather vane

  • The River Dickler from the office window

    The River Dickler from the office window

  • The standby water wheel

    The standby water wheel

  • Water powered water pumps

    Water powered water pumps

  • The gearing to drive the pumps

    The gearing to drive the pumps

  • The belt drive and the piston for the wort pump

    The belt drive and the piston for the wort pump

  • The wort pump drive from the other side

    The wort pump drive from the other side

  • Detail of the wort pump

    Detail of the wort pump

  • Malt is hoisted by water power

    Malt is hoisted by water power

  • Bags of Eastern Counties Pale Malt by Crisps

    Bags of Eastern Counties Pale Malt by Crisps

  • Weighing the malt

    Weighing the malt

  • The four roller Boby mill recovered from Ruddles

    The four roller Boby mill recovered from Ruddles

  • The Boby mill

    The Boby mill

  • Sacks of malt with the mash tun behind

    Sacks of malt with the mash tun behind

  • The grist case and mash tun

    The grist case and mash tun

  • Hopback beside the mash tun, mashing is driven by water power

    Hopback beside the mash tun, mashing is driven by water power

  • The 450kg mash tun

    The 450kg mash tun

  • Mash tun close up

    Mash tun close up

  • Mash tun plates

    Mash tun plates

  • Spent grain disposal - no problem

    Spent grain disposal - no problem

  • The wort underback

    The wort underback

  • Up the wooden steps to the open copper

    Up the wooden steps to the open copper

  • The calandria in the open copper

    The calandria in the open copper

  • Another view of the open copper

    Another view of the open copper

  • The copper casting valve

    The copper casting valve

  • The main into the hopback

    The main into the hopback

  • The hopback

    The hopback

  • The wort receiver and paraflow heat exchanger

    The wort receiver and paraflow heat exchanger

  • There is a fine sieve in the wort receiver to retain any hop powder particles

    There is a fine sieve in the wort receiver to retain any hop powder particles

  • The collection vessel with very small impeller

    The collection vessel with very small impeller

  • There are six 18 brl open rounds

    There are six 18 brl open rounds

  • An FV waiting to rack

    An FV waiting to rack

  • Yeast is skimmed by a pump into a large bucket

    Yeast is skimmed by a pump into a large bucket

  • A venerable quadrant weigh scale by Salter

    A venerable quadrant weigh scale by Salter

  • Fermenting records

    Fermenting records

  • A single station cask washer by Thonnart

    A single station cask washer by Thonnart

  • Sample casks and stock for racked bright sales

    Sample casks and stock for racked bright sales

  • Casks and polypins awaiting despatch

    Casks and polypins awaiting despatch

  • The bottle washer

    The bottle washer

  • Cases rescued from Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries at Woodlesford

    Cases rescued from Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries at Woodlesford

  • A view of the bottling line

    A view of the bottling line

  • Inside the bottling hall

    Inside the bottling hall

  • An old centrifuge and another belt drive

    An old centrifuge and another belt drive

  • Proprieter Claude Arkell

    Proprieter Claude Arkell

  • Claude Arkell outside his brewery

    Claude Arkell outside his brewery

  • Claude Arkell and his mill pond

    Claude Arkell and his mill pond

  • Brewery Manager Val Teale

    Brewery Manager Val Teale

  • Donnington has 15 country pubs popular with walkers

    Donnington has 15 country pubs popular with walkers

  • A calendar from 1976 showing the Donnington pubs

    A calendar from 1976 showing the Donnington pubs

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