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Hardy and Hansons Brewery
Kimberley,
April 13.
Thanks for looking.. :band:
Kimberley,
April 13.
My second visit
here,and its still good,with little damage/theft or "chavery"....was a solo
visit...
The Kimberley Brewery was established and operated by brewer
Hardys & Hansons, and has a heritage dating from 1832. It was the oldest
independent brewery in Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Robinson opened the first
commercial brewery in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England in a rented bake-house
using water from the Alley Spring in what is now called Hardy Street. Meanwhile
Stephen Hanson built his Hansons Limited on Brewery Street in 1847, also using
water from the same spring.
William & Thomas Hardy were successful beer
merchants from Heanor who bought the brewery from Samuel Robinson in 1857.
Kimberley brewery is still largely based on the buildings they erected way back
in 1861 after they had moved out of the old bake-house.
In 1861, Stephen
Hanson passed away and the business was driven forward by his wife Mary and son
Robert Hanson. The rivalry between the two brewing companies was a friendly one
and both bought up pubs throughout the area to supply with their ales to.With
the spring water running low, the companies struck a deal to share the Holly
Well Spring.
In 1930 with larger brewing companies exerting pressure on the
independant breweries and Hardy having a lack of male successors the two
companies merged and continued to share the same excellent Holly Well spring
supply.
In 2006, The Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Brewery and all of its
public houses were sold in a multi-million pound deal to Greene King brewery,
who too the decision to end the brewing tradition in Kimberley citing it as "a
cost effective move". The site is currently up for sale or let with its
distribution centre moving to Eastwood and brewing switching to the main Greene
King site at Bury St Edmunds.
here,and its still good,with little damage/theft or "chavery"....was a solo
visit...
The Kimberley Brewery was established and operated by brewer
Hardys & Hansons, and has a heritage dating from 1832. It was the oldest
independent brewery in Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Robinson opened the first
commercial brewery in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England in a rented bake-house
using water from the Alley Spring in what is now called Hardy Street. Meanwhile
Stephen Hanson built his Hansons Limited on Brewery Street in 1847, also using
water from the same spring.
William & Thomas Hardy were successful beer
merchants from Heanor who bought the brewery from Samuel Robinson in 1857.
Kimberley brewery is still largely based on the buildings they erected way back
in 1861 after they had moved out of the old bake-house.
In 1861, Stephen
Hanson passed away and the business was driven forward by his wife Mary and son
Robert Hanson. The rivalry between the two brewing companies was a friendly one
and both bought up pubs throughout the area to supply with their ales to.With
the spring water running low, the companies struck a deal to share the Holly
Well Spring.
In 1930 with larger brewing companies exerting pressure on the
independant breweries and Hardy having a lack of male successors the two
companies merged and continued to share the same excellent Holly Well spring
supply.
In 2006, The Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Brewery and all of its
public houses were sold in a multi-million pound deal to Greene King brewery,
who too the decision to end the brewing tradition in Kimberley citing it as "a
cost effective move". The site is currently up for sale or let with its
distribution centre moving to Eastwood and brewing switching to the main Greene
King site at Bury St Edmunds.
Thanks for looking.. :band:
