ERIC SIMPSON'S HISTORY OF HARTLEYS PART 1


Hello again, hope you are all well and in good fettle.

 This post contains the first episode of Eric Simpson's History of Hartley's Brewery, as published in the Brewery History Journal in 1992.

 Eric,  pictured here  at an exhibition of Hartleys brews at the Coro, was Head Brewer and creator of Hartleys XB. He mixes  an affectionate and lively look at the  Brewery, its atmosphere and the characters he met there with a chronology from the minute books , and a lot of fact and detail about processes, properties and pubs.
Its an interesting read whether you are in the trade, keen on local history or simply in hearing from a interesting and popular man with some stories to tell.  This first piece gives you a bit of background to Brewing in the area, lists of pubs in the early years, the site, and some milestones recorded in the company minutes.

 There are 3 illustrated installments, I'll be posting them all in turn, and to save your eyes I've  made them downloadable...just click the link below.

 Any problems with it, let me know
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RN

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 Many thanks again Ken Smith of the Brewery History Society and to Roger Baker for providing us with these copies. 

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