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<big>'''Eldridge, Pope & Co. Ltd,''''' Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.''</big>
[[File:EP_Brewery_Old.jpg|thumb|The brewery]]
[[File:EP_History_410x195px.jpg|thumb|The brewery]]
[[File:Eldridge Pope.jpg|thumb]]
[[Image:Dorchester 91.jpg|thumb|The remains of Eldridge, Pope's original brewery in Ackland Road.]]
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[[File:Parkstone Dorset Eldridge Pope sign 20 June 1991.JPG|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]]


Founded 1837 when Charles Eldridge leased the Dragon Brewery, Ackland Road/Durngate Street (closed 1883).
<big>'''Eldridge, Pope & Co Ltd''', ''Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.''</big>


Dorchester Brewery opened 1880. Registered May 1897 with 74 public houses.  
Founded in 1837 when [[Charles Eldridge (Dorchester)|Charles Eldridge]] leased the Green Dragon Brewery in Dorchester. The Eldridge family also operated the [[Eldridge, Mason & Co|Pale Ale Brewery]] in Dorchester from 1854.


Pub estate sold 1997 and management buy-out followed by merger in 1998 with [[Burtonwood Brewery Co.(Forshaws) Ltd]]. Trading as Thomas Hardy Brewery, the brewery closed in 2003.
The new Dorchester Brewery opened in 1880, and the two earlier breweries were closed. Registered May 1897 with 74 public houses.  


The pub estate was separated from brewing in 1996 and management buy-out followed by merger in 1997. This merged 1998 with [[Burtonwood Brewery Co.(Forshaws) Ltd]] in 1998. Trading as Thomas Hardy Burtonwood. Pub estate sold to Michael Cannon in 2004, who then sold it to Marstons in 2006.


'''Masons Brewery, Dorchester, once owned by Eldridge Pope.'''
The brewery closed in 2003 but is still standing in use residentially.
 
* '''[[Chronology of Eldridge Pope & Co. Ltd]]'''
 
* '''[[List of Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd pubs]]'''
 
 
'''The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.'''
 
<gallery>
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester (1).jpg
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</gallery>
 
 
'''At one point both [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] and Eldridge, Pope "shared" a common Trade Mark'''
 
<gallery>
File:Eldridge Pope Huntsman logo (2).jpg
File:Tetley Huntsman logo (2) .jpg
</gallery>
 
 
'''An assortment of views of the brewery'''


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mariners 03.jpg|  
File:Eldridge Pope brewery Dorchester 28.8.1973.jpg|The brewery in 1978. Courtesy Roy Denison
Image:Mariners 04.jpg|  
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester brewery 5 June 1978.jpg|The brewery in 1978. Courtesy Roy Denison
Image:Mariners 01.jpg|  
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester Dorset Braksome Arms nr Triangle Bournemouth 24 November 1976.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
Image:Mariners 02.jpg|  
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Eldridge Pope Huntsman Ales 23 August 1973 (1).jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery2 EP logo DerekTaylor0416.jpg|Courtesy Derek Taylor
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery1 DerekTaylor0416.jpg|Courtesy Derek Taylor
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery2_WRB_Jan07.jpg|Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery3_WRB_Jan07.jpg|Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery4_WRB_Jan07.jpg|Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery1_WRB_Jan07.jpg|Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007
File:81020011.JPG|Signage from their depot in Winchester
File:81020010.JPG|Signage from their depot in Winchester
</gallery>
</gallery>




'''The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 2002.'''
'''The brewery in 1990'''
 
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<gallery>
File:DorchesterEPope01_SP_May1990.jpg
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</gallery>
'''The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 2002. Courtesy Jeff Sechiari'''
<gallery>
Image:Hall 01.jpg|
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</gallery>
'''Beer mats'''
<gallery>
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (6).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (7).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
Eldridge Pope beer mat RD zc (8).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Trade Mark 2 |regno = 25,219|desc=Monogram "EP" on shield & facsimile signature|date=17/11/1880|seventy=6 years
|regno2 = 525,860|desc2=Dorset Brown Ale Label|date2=22/09/1931|seventy2=NO}}
[[Category:Dorset]]

Revision as of 11:26, 31 May 2020

The brewery
The brewery
Eldridge Pope.jpg
The remains of Eldridge, Pope's original brewery in Ackland Road.
Eldridge 21.jpg
Eldridge 22.jpg
Eldridge 23.jpg
Eldridge 24.jpg
Courtesy Roy Denison

Eldridge, Pope & Co Ltd, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.

Founded in 1837 when Charles Eldridge leased the Green Dragon Brewery in Dorchester. The Eldridge family also operated the Pale Ale Brewery in Dorchester from 1854.

The new Dorchester Brewery opened in 1880, and the two earlier breweries were closed. Registered May 1897 with 74 public houses.

The pub estate was separated from brewing in 1996 and management buy-out followed by merger in 1997. This merged 1998 with Burtonwood Brewery Co.(Forshaws) Ltd in 1998. Trading as Thomas Hardy Burtonwood. Pub estate sold to Michael Cannon in 2004, who then sold it to Marstons in 2006.

The brewery closed in 2003 but is still standing in use residentially.


The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.


At one point both Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd and Eldridge, Pope "shared" a common Trade Mark


An assortment of views of the brewery


The brewery in 1990


The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 2002. Courtesy Jeff Sechiari


Beer mats

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 25,219
Description  : Monogram "EP" on shield & facsimile signature
Date of Application  : 17/11/1880
Used Prior to 1875?  : 6 years


Registration No  : 525,860
Description  : Dorset Brown Ale Label
Date of Application  : 22/09/1931
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO