Arkell's Brewery
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Arkell's is an English brewery located in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire. The brewery has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment in 1843. It is Swindon's oldest established company. In 1846, John Arkell took sole control of the brewery from the existing initial partnership between himself, William Large and Robert Arkell.
Originally a Steam Brewery,[1][2] with the engines now being powered by electricity, Arkell's is a tower brewery which works on the principle that raw materials are fed into the top of the building and beer comes out in casks at the bottom.
The brewery owns 97 pubs in the Swindon area and surrounds, including locations in Oxford, Newbury, Reading, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Ascot; and sells its products to free houses in the Thames Valley and London.
In 2005, the brewery entered into a contract with rail company First Great Western to have its beer stocked in their buffet cars.[3]
The brewery building is a Grade II listed building[4] and the site has been designated an Urban Conservation Area by Swindon Borough Council.[5]
Arkell's have also sponsored events at Newbury Racecourse since 1979.[6]
The brewery has been visited by Her Majesty the Queen and politicians such as Michael Howard and William Hague.[7]
Arkell's also won Silver and Bronze awards at the Taste of the West Food & Drink Awards 2006 for its Bee's, Kingsdown and 3B beers.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Wiltshire Breweries". Things to see and do. thisiswiltshire.co.uk. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/tiwtourism/thingstoseeanddo/wiltshirebreweries/. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Arkells 160th Anniversary Beer Festival". Swindon Events. swindondiary.com. 2003. http://www.swindondiary.com/arkells160.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Wiltshire food and drink now on First Great Western trains". First Great Western. 2005. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=98. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Listed Buildings: Stratton St Margaret Parish" (PDF). Swindon Borough Council. http://www.swindon.gov.uk/listed_buildings_stratton_pdf.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Urban Conservation Areas in Swindon" (PDF). Swindon Borough Council. http://www.swindon.gov.uk/stratton_kingsdown-2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Racenews Newslink Archive - Tuesday, March 21, 2000.". www.racenewsonline.co.uk. http://www.racenewsonline.co.uk/newslink/archive/300/210300.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ Dave Harvey (2005-04-22). "West: Swindon's swings". Politics Show West. BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/4461463.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Taste of the West Food & Drink Awards 2006". tasteofthewest.co.uk. 2006. http://tasteofthewest.co.uk/Results06.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
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[edit] See also
Arkell, Ontario, Canada
