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[[File:Parkstone Dorset Eldridge Pope sign 20 June 1991.JPG|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]]
<big>'''Eldridge, Pope & Co Ltd''', ''Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.''</big>
<big>'''Eldridge, Pope & Co Ltd''', ''Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.''</big>


Founded 1837 when Charles Eldridge leased the Green Dragon Brewery, Ackland Road/Durngate Street (closed 1883).  
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.


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


Pub estate separated from brewing in 1996 and management buy-out followed by merger in 1997.  
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.  


This merged 1998 with [[Burtonwood Brewery Co.(Forshaws) Ltd]]. in 1998.  
The brewery closed in 2003 but is still standing in use residentially.


Trading as Thomas Hardy Burtonwood. Pub estate sold to Michael Cannon in 2004, who then sold it to Marstons in 2006.  
* '''[[Chronology of Eldridge Pope & Co. Ltd]]'''


The brewery closed in 2003 but is still standing in use residentially.
* '''[[List of Eldridge Pope & Co Ltd pubs]]'''




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'''At one point both [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] and Eldridge, Pope "shared" a common Trade Mark'''
'''At one point both [[Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd]] and Eldridge, Pope "shared" a common Trade Mark'''
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Eldridge Pope Huntsman logo (2).jpg
File:Eldridge Pope Huntsman logo (2).jpg
File:Tetley Huntsman logo (2) .jpg
File:Tetley Huntsman logo (2) .jpg
</gallery>
'''Masons Brewery, Dorchester, once owned by Eldridge Pope.'''
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Image:Mariners 03.jpg|
Image:Mariners 04.jpg|
Image:Mariners 01.jpg|
Image:Mariners 02.jpg|
File:DorsetDorchesterThreeMariners HighEastStreet2 BHK Apr10.jpg|The brewery in 2010. Courtesy "Bank House Kennels".
File:DorsetDorchesterThreeMariners HighEastStreet1 BHK Apr10.jpg|The brewery in 2010. Courtesy "Bank House Kennels".
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Eldridge Pope brewery Dorchester 28.8.1973.jpg|The brewery in 1978. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester brewery 5 June 1978.jpg|The brewery in 1978. Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Eldridge Pope Dorchester Dorset Braksome Arms nr Triangle Bournemouth 24 November 1976.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison
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:DorsetDorchesterBrewery2 EP logo DerekTaylor0416.jpg|Courtesy Derek Taylor
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery1 DerekTaylor0416.jpg|Courtesy Derek Taylor
File:DorsetDorchesterBrewery1 DerekTaylor0416.jpg|Courtesy Derek Taylor
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File:Eldridge Pope 2002 ab (9).jpg
File:Eldridge Pope 2002 ab (9).jpg
File:Eldridge Pope 2002 ab (10).jpg
File:Eldridge Pope 2002 ab (10).jpg
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'''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
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</gallery>


{{Trade Mark 2 |regno = 25,219|desc=Monogram "EP" on shield & facsimile signature|date=17/11/1880|seventy=6 years
{{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}}
|regno2 = 525,860|desc2=Dorset Brown Ale Label|date2=22/09/1931|seventy2=NO}}
[[Category:Dorset]]
[[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