The current Brampton Brewery produces award-winning beer from its base on Chatsworth Road. Launched nearly 14 years ago, the brewery now runs three pubs, Tramway Tavern, Rose & Crown and The Glassworks.
Several of the prized beers brewed there are named after those produced at the original Brampton Brewery which closed down in the Fifties after 130 years of operation.
In its heyday the first Brampton Brewery was the most successful of three in Chesterfield, running 140 public houses and ten shops.
Brewing in Chesterfield is believed to stretch back to Stuart and Tudor times.
In the 1700s, Celia Fiennes wrote in her travel diary about Chesterfield, saying: “in this town is the best ale in the kingdom generally esteem’d”.
We have been raiding our archives to find photos that document the current Brampton Brewery’s rise from strength to strength.
Do you have any photos relating to the original brewery or other breweries in Chesterfield? If so, please email copies and details to: [email protected]
In its heyday the first Brampton Brewery was the most successful of three in Chesterfield, running 140 public houses and ten shops.
9. Thirsty work!
Launch of walk to mark 50th anniversary of Chesterfield twinning with Darmstadt and the town's 2010 walking festival. Chris Radford, of Brampton Brewery which was the final destination on the walk, Brookfield School pupil Lydia Edwards with the winning logo, the Mayor and Mayoress of Chesterfield, Adrian and Inger Kitsch and Rachael Allen from Chesterfield Tourist Information Centre. Photo: Marisa Cashill
10. First place
The original Brampton Brewery on Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield. Photo: [email protected]