Comments on: At Truman’s Brewery, Spitalfields, 1931

By: Les Abraham

Les Abraham — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:56:33 +0000

I have a 16 inch high Truman’s Black Eagal Brewery statue, which I have simpatheticly restored over many years. My question is how old is it. If anyone thinks they may help please contact me by email or phone on 07740752792. and I will send photos.
Regards Les Abraham

By: Peter Krafft

Peter Krafft — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:51:10 +0000

To correct a slight inaccuracy: Wort was initially run off from the mash tuns into the receivers marked Ale and Porter which held this for addition to a later copper (normally the same copper was used twice..for example three mash tuns would feed to copper 1, then copper 3, then copper 1 again and finally copper 3. The contents of the receiver (underback) were added to the second use of each copper. After boiling with hops the wort passed through the hop back (where the hops were strained out) and was then pumped up to the cooler and distributed to the fermenting vessels.

By: Bill R

Bill R — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:11:49 +0000

Anyone interested in the Brick Lane brewery has to have a look at this page

http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/when-brick-lane-was-home-to-the-biggest-brewery-in-the-world/

This is an image from my own home town of Thornton Heath clearly showing the brewery name at the top of the pub.

http://crutton.co.uk/pubs/images/H15-1.jpg

Bill

By: sheila butt

sheila butt — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:19:03 +0000

My mum worked at Trumans for many years and after she passed away I found the little Trumans eagle she had on her key ring which I still have

Sheila Butt (nee Bell)