Bob Frampton is planning a new local history book and would like to get stories from people who worked at, or knew about, the Morland’s Brewery. His details are on the poster above which he has also put round town.
Bill Mellor, the head brewer, gave us a very interesting talk about the operation of the brewery a couple of years ago – on Heritage Open Day. The only pictures I ever took were from outside the brewery, so I have attached both.
I remember the smell like soggy cornflakes on the days Morland brewed. Somebody has shared an interesting picture, inside the brewery, on the Spotted Abingdon and Surrounding Area Facebook page a day or so ago. In the comments somebody said it smelt like heated Weetabix and another person Ovaltine.
always liked the smell – it travelled rather far.
Worked in The Clock House where the carpark backed on to the brewery. One of the storage tanks in the brewery would occasionally blow it’s top and send a foamy liquid on to cars. We had to have a number of carport covers built in the car park as this foam would strip paint!!
Me too. Unlike the smell from the tannery …
I worked there from 89 to 95 had some good times with the lads there