McMullen Brewery - Hertford - Sept 2011

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If you want to visit this fine brewery then don't hang about as so much of it has gone already :(

Another fantastic explore with Skeleton Key and Troglodyte

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The History

Peter McMullen, a Master Cooper by profession, started the business in 1827. He made barrels and casks selling them to the ten small brewing companies that were established in Hertford town at that time.

He soon decided to go into brewing, starting in an outhouse adjacent to his cooperage before building and moving to a full scale commercial brewery known as the Mill Bridge Brewery less than three years later.

In those early days, Peter sold his beer to many pubs and individuals. It was not until Boxing Day 1836 that he bought his first pub, the Greyhound at Bengeo. The deal included three cottages on four acres of land at a consideration of £481.

In 1891 a new Brewery was built in the centre of Hertford along with a Artesian well to supply natural water which was ‘sunk’ to a depth of 140 feet. It took nine days to complete the job and cost £93-18s-8d! This was followed by two more wells each going down some 250 feet,

The Company operates 135 pubs, all located in the northern Home Counties, from central London to Chelmsford in the East, to Windsor in the West and to Cambridge in the North.

Mc Mullen moved to their new brewery just across the road in 2006 and this building was then brought by Sainsburys

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Thanks for looking, there's more photos on my FB page :)
Nelly x
 
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Great phots. What is the place with the ladder down it. Kiln?well? oven?:confused:
Godzy

Not 100% Zilla, but they were on the ground floor so I am thinking that they may have been the tops of the artesian wells spoke of in the history at the top of the report.

If you look closely you can see that the ladder does not belong there, its not fixed and there are similar ladders here and there in the brewery, I suspect it may have been one of the wells thats been filled, if you check the site out on Google Earth/Bing Maps you will see that some pretty big buildings at the back have been demolished, is this were the hardcore ended up?


Crackin shots nelly,must be the Nikon effect!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mrgreen:

Nikon??? Pfffft!!!!!

Mind you, they make bloody good door stops :mrgreen:

I'll stick with my Canon thank you ;)
 
Not 100% Zilla, but they were on the ground floor so I am thinking that they may have been the tops of the artesian wells spoke of in the history at the top of the report.

If you look closely you can see that the ladder does not belong there, its not fixed and there are similar ladders here and there in the brewery, I suspect it may have been one of the wells thats been filled, if you check the site out on Google Earth/Bing Maps you will see that some pretty big buildings at the back have been demolished, is this were the hardcore ended up?




Nikon??? Pfffft!!!!!

Mind you, they make bloody good door stops :mrgreen:

I'll stick with my Canon thank you ;)

We will sort this out when my boys bring me to meet you guys..mind U,Tommo got a Canon so I am fooked already!!
 
Fantastic write up, and your photos just keep getting better. Must be the Canon effect.
Absolutely beautiful building, documented beautifully!
 
I didn't have the Canon effect today. I had been taking photos of the baby yesterday under GU10 lights in the kitchen and the today my brother got me to take a load of his kids in his garden after the christening and I'd left the WB on "Tungsten" :mad: They are all blue :(

And before you ask, No, I didn't shoot them in RAW

:sad:
 
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Very nice mate:) that's the sad thing,sometimes these places just don't last long. There one minute gone the next :(
 
Nice one mate.
Didn't know this place existed. Think I'll have to take a drive over at some point.

Its been dere for a couple of years Mr Axe, but tbh we sort of overlooked it too untill Trog suggested we hit it :)
 
I didn't have the Canon effect today. I had been taking photos of the baby yesterday under GU10 lights in the kitchen and the today my brother got me to take a load of his kids in his garden after the christening and I'd left the WB on "Tungsten" :mad: They are all blue :(

And before you ask, No, I didn't shoot them in RAW

:sad:

Rookie mistake :) just kidding bud, your shots are really good learnt more about your camera than I have about mine and I have had mine longer :(
 
About time we all had a meet up soon guys as its been a while and lots and lots to see ;)
Plus gents we need to sort that post out we have been sitting on.
Me thinks its about the right time, pm me and lets get it together.
 
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