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| <div>[[Image:0 Elgoods Logo RGB.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Welcome to Elgoods at Wisbech]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:1 DSCF2791.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Inside the main entrance]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:10 DSCF2878.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The brewery was built in 1795]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:11 DSCF2879.JPG|thumb|center|400px|John Elgood took over the brewery in 1877]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:12 DSCF2877.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Note the louvres in the three first floor windows to control the airflow to the open coolers]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:13 DSCF2872.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The brewery weathervane]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:14 DSCF2848.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Around the site]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:15 DSCF2862.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The brewery offices from the gardens with the brewhouse on the right]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:16 DSCF2858.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The botanical gardens]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:17 DSCF2866.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The gardens have 10,000 visitors a year]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:18 DSCF2867.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Beautiful lawns and time to sit and ponder]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:19 DSCF2870.JPG|thumb|center|400px|A walled part of the gardens]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:20 DSCF2776.JPG|thumb|center|400px|A view of the brewery yard]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:21 DSCF2788.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Under the spreading chestnut tree]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:24 DSCF2810.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The malt store - all malt is Maris Otter]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:25 DSCF2803.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The grist case dates from 1910 according to the label]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:26 DSCF2804.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The Steels masher]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:27 DSCF2808.JPG|thumb|center|400px|What the gear inside a Steels masher looks like]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:28 DSCF2811.JPG|thumb|center|400px|A well bashed directing chute for the masher]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:29 DSCF2813.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The belt gear is still in situ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:33 DSCF2819.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The copper]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:34 DSCF2820.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The copper manway door tells us it was fabricated by Pontifex ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:35 DSCF2823.JPG|thumb|center|400px|A liquor tank float gauge board]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:40 DSCF2825.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The square hop back with a stainless lining dating from 2005. The plates are dated 1950]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:41 DSCF2826.JPG|thumb|center|400px|If the old disused coolships were removed there would be a big hole in the floor! ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:42 DSCF2828.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The copper base and the rectangular hop back beside the old coolships]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:43 DSCF2830.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The 10 brl mash tun used for seasonals, small runs and trials]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:46 DSCF2831.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Top of mini brew copper with grist auger for mashing in behind (oh and a vacuum cleaner!!) ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:47 DSCF2832.JPG|thumb|center|400px|An unusual annular cooling panel for an 80brl FV which is lowered through the trap door once the yeast has been removed. ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:48 DSCF2792.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Makers inscription on the underback which is now stainless lined. It is thought to be the 1795 vintage hopback ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:49 DSCF2837.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Geo Adlam of Bristol, another ancient brewery fabricator]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:50 DSCF2793.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Wort taps by Pontifex on the main mash tun, circa 1912 with new stainless steel header tube above]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:55 DSCF2833.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Rousing an open fermenter]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:56 DSCF2835.JPG|thumb|center|400px|An attemperator panel in an open fermenter]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:57 DSCF2841.JPG|thumb|center|400px|General view of the fermenting room]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:60 DSCF2843.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Old yeast storage tank and acid wash water bath]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:65 DSCF2847.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Two station racking range and jackback]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:66 DSCF2849.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Inside the ale stores]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:67 DSCF2851.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Elgoods casks]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:68 DSCF2779.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The beer filter by Filtrox]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:69 DSCF2780.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The Gimson two lane keg filler - note the size difference between a 50L and a 5 gallon keg]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:70 DSCF2783.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Four of the six 20 brl Kaspar Schulz racking tanks]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:80 DSCF2796.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The brewery boiler by Ruston and Hornsby of Lincoln ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:81 DSCF2852.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The company crest]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:82 DSCF2880.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Visitors this way please]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:89 DSCF2840.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Production Director Alan Pateman]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:90 DSCF2774.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Chairman Nigel Elgood with two of his daughters; Jennifer Everall is Co Secretary and Belinda Sutton is MD]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:91 DSCF2857.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The MD Belinda Sutton pulls me a pint ... ]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:92 DSCF2855.JPG|thumb|center|400px|...so does the Production Director Alan Pateman]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:93 DSCF2815.JPG|thumb|center|400px|The brewery cat takes a nap]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:94 Cambridge Ale.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Cambridge Ale]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:95 Golden Newt.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Golden Newt]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:96 Greyhound Ale.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Greyhound Ale]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:97 Pageant Ale.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Pageant Ale]]</div>
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| <div>[[Image:98 Black Dog.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Black Dog]]</div>
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