Thornbridge Brewery - 24 February 2009

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Thornbridge Brewery, Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 24 February 2009


  • Thornbridge was founded in 2005 by Jim Harrison. Jim had been a home brewer and made his fortune making engine gaskets in Barnsley. He bought Thornbridge Hall and started brewing again

    Thornbridge was founded in 2005 by Jim Harrison. Jim had been a home brewer and made his fortune making engine gaskets in Barnsley. He bought Thornbridge Hall and started brewing again

  • He eyed up the old stone mason's workshop on the estate.

    He eyed up the old stone mason's workshop on the estate.

  • He installed the brew plant from Marston Moor in Yorkshire with six 30hL fermenters

    He installed the brew plant from Marston Moor in Yorkshire with six 30hL fermenters

  • Ventilation while brewing

    Ventilation while brewing

  • The brewery office is an old 'tin tabernacle'. These are cheap temporary structures erected by congregations before they could afford a more permanent edifice.

    The brewery office is an old 'tin tabernacle'. These are cheap temporary structures erected by congregations before they could afford a more permanent edifice.

  • The brew kit

    The brew kit

  • The Lanemark hot air for copper boiling gets hot.

    The Lanemark hot air for copper boiling gets hot.

  • The mash tun plates

    The mash tun plates

  • Space was always at a premium at the Hall so as output rose to 4000hL, the brewery decided to move

    Space was always at a premium at the Hall so as output rose to 4000hL, the brewery decided to move

  • The conditioning tanks have been well extended

    The conditioning tanks have been well extended

  • The brewery stock board

    The brewery stock board

  • A single jet cask washer

    A single jet cask washer

  • Mini kegs share space with the hop stock

    Mini kegs share space with the hop stock

  • A pair of the new vessels shoehorned in. The new brewery in nearby Bakewell was commissioned in August 2009

    A pair of the new vessels shoehorned in. The new brewery in nearby Bakewell was commissioned in August 2009

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