Donnington Brewery - Gallery

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Welcome to the Donnington Brewery
A helpful road sign near Stow on the Wold
The tree lined brewery approach
The picturesque limestone brewery. The swans are waiting for the spent grains
A long shot of Donnington Brewery
The brewhouse
The pagoda of the malt house disused since the 1960s
This is surely one of England's most picturesque breweries?
The weather vane
Another view of the weather vane
The River Dickler from the office window
The standby water wheel
Water powered water pumps
The gearing to drive the pumps
The belt drive and the piston for the wort pump
The wort pump drive from the other side
Detail of the wort pump
Malt is hoisted by water power
Bags of Eastern Counties Pale Malt by Crisps
Weighing the malt
The four roller Boby mill recovered from Ruddles
The Boby mill
Sacks of malt with the mash tun behind
The grist case and mash tun
Hopback beside the mash tun, mashing is driven by water power
The 450kg mash tun
Mash tun close up
Mash tun plates
Spent grain disposal - no problem
The wort underback
Up the wooden steps to the open copper
The calandria in the open copper
Another view of the open copper
The copper casting valve
The main into the hopback
The hopback
The wort receiver and paraflow heat exchanger
There is a fine sieve in the wort receiver to retain any hop powder particles
The collection vessel with very small impeller
There are six 18 brl open rounds
An FV waiting to rack
Yeast is skimmed by a pump into a large bucket
A venerable quadrant weigh scale by Salter
Fermenting records
A single station cask washer by Thonnart
Sample casks and stock for racked bright sales
Casks and polypins awaiting despatch
The bottle washer
Cases rescued from Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries at Woodlesford
A view of the bottling line
Inside the bottling hall
An old centrifuge and another belt drive
Proprieter Claude Arkell
Claude Arkell outside his brewery
Claude Arkell and his mill pond
Brewery Manager Val Teale
Donnington has 15 country pubs popular with walkers
A calendar from 1976 showing the Donnington pubs

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  • Welcome to the Donnington Brewery

    Welcome to the Donnington Brewery

  • A helpful road sign near Stow on the Wold

    A helpful road sign near Stow on the Wold

  • The tree lined brewery approach

    The tree lined brewery approach

  • The picturesque limestone brewery. The swans are waiting for the spent grains

    The picturesque limestone brewery. The swans are waiting for the spent grains

  • A long shot of Donnington Brewery

    A long shot of Donnington Brewery

  • The brewhouse

    The brewhouse

  • The pagoda of the malt house disused since the 1960s

    The pagoda of the malt house disused since the 1960s

  • This is surely one of England's most picturesque breweries?

    This is surely one of England's most picturesque breweries?

  • The weather vane

    The weather vane

  • Another view of the weather vane

    Another view of the weather vane

  • The River Dickler from the office window

    The River Dickler from the office window

  • The standby water wheel

    The standby water wheel

  • Water powered water pumps

    Water powered water pumps

  • The gearing to drive the pumps

    The gearing to drive the pumps

  • The belt drive and the piston for the wort pump

    The belt drive and the piston for the wort pump

  • The wort pump drive from the other side

    The wort pump drive from the other side

  • Detail of the wort pump

    Detail of the wort pump

  • Malt is hoisted by water power

    Malt is hoisted by water power

  • Bags of Eastern Counties Pale Malt by Crisps

    Bags of Eastern Counties Pale Malt by Crisps

  • Weighing the malt

    Weighing the malt

  • The four roller Boby mill recovered from Ruddles

    The four roller Boby mill recovered from Ruddles

  • The Boby mill

    The Boby mill

  • Sacks of malt with the mash tun behind

    Sacks of malt with the mash tun behind

  • The grist case and mash tun

    The grist case and mash tun

  • Hopback beside the mash tun, mashing is driven by water power

    Hopback beside the mash tun, mashing is driven by water power

  • The 450kg mash tun

    The 450kg mash tun

  • Mash tun close up

    Mash tun close up

  • Mash tun plates

    Mash tun plates

  • Spent grain disposal - no problem

    Spent grain disposal - no problem

  • The wort underback

    The wort underback

  • Up the wooden steps to the open copper

    Up the wooden steps to the open copper

  • The calandria in the open copper

    The calandria in the open copper

  • Another view of the open copper

    Another view of the open copper

  • The copper casting valve

    The copper casting valve

  • The main into the hopback

    The main into the hopback

  • The hopback

    The hopback

  • The wort receiver and paraflow heat exchanger

    The wort receiver and paraflow heat exchanger

  • There is a fine sieve in the wort receiver to retain any hop powder particles

    There is a fine sieve in the wort receiver to retain any hop powder particles

  • The collection vessel with very small impeller

    The collection vessel with very small impeller

  • There are six 18 brl open rounds

    There are six 18 brl open rounds

  • An FV waiting to rack

    An FV waiting to rack

  • Yeast is skimmed by a pump into a large bucket

    Yeast is skimmed by a pump into a large bucket

  • A venerable quadrant weigh scale by Salter

    A venerable quadrant weigh scale by Salter

  • Fermenting records

    Fermenting records

  • A single station cask washer by Thonnart

    A single station cask washer by Thonnart

  • Sample casks and stock for racked bright sales

    Sample casks and stock for racked bright sales

  • Casks and polypins awaiting despatch

    Casks and polypins awaiting despatch

  • The bottle washer

    The bottle washer

  • Cases rescued from Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries at Woodlesford

    Cases rescued from Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries at Woodlesford

  • A view of the bottling line

    A view of the bottling line

  • Inside the bottling hall

    Inside the bottling hall

  • An old centrifuge and another belt drive

    An old centrifuge and another belt drive

  • Proprieter Claude Arkell

    Proprieter Claude Arkell

  • Claude Arkell outside his brewery

    Claude Arkell outside his brewery

  • Claude Arkell and his mill pond

    Claude Arkell and his mill pond

  • Brewery Manager Val Teale

    Brewery Manager Val Teale

  • Donnington has 15 country pubs popular with walkers

    Donnington has 15 country pubs popular with walkers

  • A calendar from 1976 showing the Donnington pubs

    A calendar from 1976 showing the Donnington pubs

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