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File:EssexRidleyPC1 Southern View.jpg|Southern Face of Ridley’s Tower Brewery
File:EssexRidleyPC1 Southern View.jpg|Southern Face of Ridley’s Tower Brewery
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0010.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC2 South-Eastern View.jpg|South Eastern View of Ridley’s Tower Brewery
File:EssexRidleyPC2 South-Eastern View.jpg|South Eastern View of Ridley’s Tower Brewery
File:IRidley MG 20200411 0011.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC3 Loading Bay and Office.jpg|The Original Loading Bay and Despatch Office
File:EssexRidleyPC3 Loading Bay and Office.jpg|The Original Loading Bay and Despatch Office
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0012.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC4 Malt Delivery and Lucum.jpg|Early Morning Malt Delivery through the Lucum
File:EssexRidleyPC4 Malt Delivery and Lucum.jpg|Early Morning Malt Delivery through the Lucum
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0013.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC5 Wort Copper.jpg|Wort Copper No.1
File:EssexRidleyPC5 Wort Copper.jpg|Wort Copper No.1
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0014.jpg |The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC6 Malt Store.jpg|The Malt Store situated at the top of the Brewery
File:EssexRidleyPC6 Malt Store.jpg|The Malt Store situated at the top of the Brewery
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0015.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC7 18c Barrel Hoist.jpg|18th Century Cast Iron Barrel Hoist
File:EssexRidleyPC7 18c Barrel Hoist.jpg|18th Century Cast Iron Barrel Hoist
File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0017.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill
File:EssexRidleyPC8 Fermenting Vessels.jpg|Traditional Wooden and Copper Lined Fermenting Vessels
File:EssexRidleyPC8 Fermenting Vessels.jpg|Traditional Wooden and Copper Lined Fermenting Vessels
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File:Ridley IMG 20200411 0016.jpg | The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill</gallery>




Revision as of 17:53, 17 April 2020

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The brewery in 1973. Courtesy Roy Denison
The brewery in 1973. Courtesy Roy Denison

T D Ridley & Sons Ltd, Hartford End, Essex.

Founded in 1842. Registered in 1906.

Acquired by Greene King & Sons Ltd in 2006 with 73 houses and the site sold for redevelopment.


A set of postcards issued by the company:

  • Southern Face of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

    Southern Face of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • South Eastern View of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

    South Eastern View of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The Original Loading Bay and Despatch Office

    The Original Loading Bay and Despatch Office

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • Early Morning Malt Delivery through the Lucum

    Early Morning Malt Delivery through the Lucum

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • Wort Copper No.1

    Wort Copper No.1

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The Malt Store situated at the top of the Brewery

    The Malt Store situated at the top of the Brewery

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • 18th Century Cast Iron Barrel Hoist

    18th Century Cast Iron Barrel Hoist

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • Traditional Wooden and Copper Lined Fermenting Vessels

    Traditional Wooden and Copper Lined Fermenting Vessels

  • The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The reverse of the postcard set. Courtesy Tim Havill


Various images of the brewery

  • Hartford End Ridley F2021.jpg
  • Ridley Essex aa21.jpg
  • Ridley Essex aa22.jpg
  • Ridley Hartford End.jpg
  • Ridleys (1).jpg
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  • The brewery in 2006 (Jeff Sechiari)

    The brewery in 2006 (Jeff Sechiari)


The brewery in the late 1980s:

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

  • The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

    The brewery, Friday 18th January 1985. Courtesy Tim Havill

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The brewery in 2005:

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  • Ridleys 2005 set 2 (2).jpg
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  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green

  • Courtesy Hadley Green

    Courtesy Hadley Green


The brewery in 2007 (photos from "Watneys Red Barrel":

  • EssexRidleyBrewery5 WRB Apr07.jpg
  • EssexRidleyBrewery6 WRB Apr07.jpg
  • EssexRidleyBrewery1 WRB Apr07.jpg
  • EssexRidleyBrewery2 WRB Apr07.jpg
  • EssexRidleyBrewery3 WRB Apr07.jpg
  • EssexRidleyBrewery4 WRB Apr07.jpg
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