Ridley & Sons Ltd

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.

List of T D Ridley & Sons Ltd pubs

A set of postcards issued by the company

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  Southern Face of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

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  South Eastern View of Ridley’s Tower Brewery

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  The Original Loading Bay and Despatch Office

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  Early Morning Malt Delivery through the Lucum

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  Wort Copper No.1

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  The Malt Store situated at the top of the Brewery

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  18th Century Cast Iron Barrel Hoist

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  Traditional Wooden and Copper Lined Fermenting Vessels

Various images of the brewery

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  The brewery in 2006 (Jeff Sechiari)

The brewery in the late 1980s:

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The brewery in 2005:

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

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