Boddingtons Brewery - 27/05/06

[batman]

Myself, Robsey and Kula took a trip around Boddingtons on Saturday. Nowhere near as big a site as Guinness, but it has most of the same features on a slightly smaller scale. Access was no problem thanks to BenWRX's tips (thanks dude). We did find the site quite hard to navigate as it has lots of sprawling interconnecting buildings and loads of set of stairs, but I think we saw most of the stuff in the main brewhouse.

Also found a 'special room' similar to guinness, but the contents weren't quite as special.

The main entrance:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/01_Main_gate.jpg

The Chimney (stunning landmark - can be seen all over the city):
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/03_Chimney.jpg

An old looking copper:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/06_Traditional_copper.jpg

Draining board with funky coloured hydrometers:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/07_drainer.jpg

Malt sack:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/08_Malt_sack.jpg

Fermenting vessels (note the nice mould on the ceiling :eek: ):
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/11_More_fermenting_vessels.jpg

View of Strangeways prison watchtower from the rooftop:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/13_Strangeways_prison_tower.jpg

Another draining board with what looks like a sample vessel:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/18_Strange_vessel.jpg

One of the many staircases:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/21_Old_staircase.jpg

Boddingtons window:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/22_Boddingtons_window.jpg

Randomly scattered pipework:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/24_Scattered_pipework.jpg

Some more coppers (perhaps more mordern than the one above):
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/25_Three_coppers.jpg

Door to the hop store:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/26_Hop_store.jpg

Boiler room (they even call the central heating water 'liquor'. lol):
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/27_Boiler_room.jpg

Fermentation control room:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/30_Fermentation_control_room.jpg

More pictures here: http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/batman_ue/Boddingtons_Brewery_27-05-06/

Robsey and kula will have more to add, I'm sure.