A recent discovery of a collection of photo albums at a local car boot fair and by kind permission of the owner, we have brought these lovely images to light. Clearly taken in the final months of the Bridge Street Brewery which closed in 1980, and was demolished in 1983, but we know nothing of the circumstances – do you?
Bridge street, The Bear Inn
Main entrance to 7 Bridges Brewery
Ammonia compressors 1
Ammonia compressors 2
Architects dept Bridge street 1979
Brewery from multi-story car park 1984
Brewery Mirror pre 1902 – have you ever seen one? let me know please
Brewery rear 1979
Brewery rear 1979 2
Brewery rear 1979 3
Brewery rear 1979 merger
Brewery rear, buildings key 1979
Concrete warehouse 1979
Concrete warehouse from gas lane
Hop backs nos 2&3 in foreground
Hop backs nos 4 3 2 & 1 in foreground
Liquor tanks 1979
Offices on Bridge street view towards Butts 1979
Offices 1979
Looking up River Kennet from Bridge Street 1979
Mash tun no 1
Mash tun 1
Mash tun 2
Mash tuns nos 1 & 2
Power house 1979
7 Bridges House – rear view 1979
Wort coppers nos 3 & 2
Wort coppers nos 4 3 & 2
South Berks Brewery remains, with cellars below. Castle Street