Building record MDO43525 - Blandford Brewery, Blandford St Mary

Blandford Brewery was established in 1778. In 1883 the brewery, operated by John Hector possibly of Neame and Trew, was acquired by Hall and Woodhouse Ltd. The brewery was operated in tandem with Ansty Brewery (Monument HOB UID 1543367) until the summer of 1900 when it was destroyed by fire in 1900 whilst new premises were being built nearby. (Monument HOB UID 1514161). Ansty Brewery closed later in 1900, once the new brewery was completely operational.

Recorded by NRIM. The old Blandford St Mary brewery stood between the present brewery and Blandford Bridge. Originally erected in 1789, it was destroyed by fire on August 14th 1900, while the present brewery was being built. (1) The site of Blandford St Mary Brewery which was established in 1778. In 1883 the brewery, operated by John Hector (2) possibly of Neame and Trew (3), was acquired by Hall and Woodhouse Ltd. The brewery was operated in tandem with Ansty Brewery (Monument HOB UID 1543367) until the summer of 1900 when it was destroyed by fire in 1900 whilst new premises were being built nearby. (Monument HOB UID 1514161). Ansty Brewery closed later in 1900, once the new brewery was completely operational. <2-3>

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM), DO39 (Index). SDO17399.

RG Farleigh, 12-Oct-1968, Record No. DO39

<2> Richmond, L, and Turton, A, 1990, The brewing industry: a guide to historical records, 164-65 (Monograph). SDO17599.

<3> Pearson L. and Anderson R, 2010, Strategy for the Historic Industrial Environment: Gazetteer of Operating Pre-1940 Breweries in England, 3 (Index). SDO17598.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, NRI01 (Index). SDO14738.

National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards: This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.The collection consists of topographically arranged index cards and copies relating to individual monuments and county lists of monuments associated with the National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM) between 1963 and 1980. The NRIM was set up by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) in 1963 and administration was taken over by the University of Bath in 1965. Record cards for individual buildings were completed by interested parties and submitted. Sets of cards were maintained by the CBA, University of Bath (latterly the Industrial Monuments Survey) and the National Monuments Record.In 2012 the collection was updated by Heritage Data and where appropriate monuments were allocated a county designation number.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1514390 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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