HOMEBREW HERITAGE

Hello again, here's something from Dave and Jo at the Hope and Anchor.  This is a signed copy of the lyrics to a so ng about Hartleys by Andy De Gruyther and Ulverston folk legends Bag O' Rags. The band's album was recorded at the Coot on the Tarn Great Urswick and the line up is given as..   Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo  –  Paul Bryden Vocals, Bass Guitar, Kazoo  –  David Glen Miller Vocals, Flute, Whistle, Spoons  –  Andy De Gruyther Vocals, Lagerphone [Zob Stick], Banjo  –  John Morgan Vocals, Rhythm Guitar  –  Dave Abbott  If you want to hear the song it's here on youtube, a lovely and atmospheric accapella performance from the LP, set to   a v ideo from Paul Leviston that gives you a tour of some Hartleys pubs past and present. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUauGVGXa4o

This lovely painting comes from  Sophie Birtwhistle, it's a watercolour of her late Dad, Daniel, at work in the Brewery. We dont ( yet) know the name of the artist, although there is a signature which looks like  TRIM. If the painting jogs anyone's memory, or if you have anything similar please let us know...you can contact us here or on the Home Brew Heritage Facebook page. Many thank to Sophie for sharing this with us.

Welcome to Home Brew Heritage... Homes For Ulverston CLT's new project, recording the life and times of Ulverton's Brewery, and of the people who worked there. Through recorded interviews, research in local and regional archives and the sourcing of images and ephemera through public meetings in accessible local venues and online calls, Home Brew Heritage will collate and compile the histories of the management, workforce, client publicans and customers. The result will be an online audio visual archive, with recordings of Hartleys / Robinsons workers and their families telling of their experiences and memories. HOME BREW HERITAGE will acknowledge the significance of the Brewery to the town's economy, its social life and to the industrial history of the region, and to promote active engagement with a vital element of local history while it is still present in living memory.  The project is being delivered under the auspices of Homes For Ulverston CLT, othe...