Eldridge, Pope & Co. Ltd

The brewery

The brewery

The remains of Eldridge, Pope's original brewery in Ackland Road.

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

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

Dorchester Brewery opened 1880. Registered May 1897 with 74 public houses.

Pub estate 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.

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Masons Brewery, Dorchester, once owned by Eldridge Pope.

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  The brewery in 2010. Courtesy "Bank House Kennels".

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  The brewery in 2010. Courtesy "Bank House Kennels".

An assortment of views of the brewery

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  Courtesy Derek Taylor

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  Courtesy Derek Taylor

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  Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007

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  Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007

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  Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007

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  Courtesy "Watneys Red Barrel" in 2007

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  Signage from their depot in Winchester

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  Signage from their depot in Winchester

The brewery in 1990

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

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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