Upcoming events
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29/03/2025 11:00 - 29/03/2025 12:30
Speaker: John Arguile
Derby was never a major force in brewing, its claim to fame was rather as a centre of malting and latterly the last stronghold of publican brewers in the UK. The book on which the talk is based grew out of a study of the Big Six brewers that once dominated UK brewing, currently being serialised by the Brewery History Society. The talk will deal with the rise and decline of the first common (wholesale) brewers namely Alton & Co; Stretton Brothers and Offiler’s Ltd; the smaller brewers they absorbed; the many publican (home brew pubs) brewers and lastly with their modern counterparts, spawned largely by Gordon Brown’s progressive beer tax regime. John Arguile was a founder member of what became the National Brewery Heritage Trust and has been a contributor to the Brewery History Society since 1986.
Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section
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10/05/2025 11:00 - 10/05/2025 13:00
As well as the formal business of the AGM, there will be short talks by members and a chance to see some of the recently donated Cromford and High Peak Railway drawings on display in the Library.
The Library will be open from 10.00am.