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22nd August 2006
Coors Visitor Centre - Open Day
In association with Heritage Open Days 2006, Coors Visitor Centre and the Museum of Brewing's open day is Sunday 10th September 2006. The opening times are 10am to 5pm (last admission 4pm). Admission will be FREE to all, and includes special events! .

The day will start with the plaiting and dressing of the Shire horse team, who will then parade through Burton town centre. Back at the Museum, visitors can enjoy a rare treat - a guided tour of one of the oldest remaining working heritage breweries in the country. The White Shield Brewery was originally an experimental brewery at Mitchells & Butlers, Cape Hill. It contains brewing vessels dating back to the 1860s, and it is usually closed to the public. In addition, Volunteer Wardens will be on hand to give guided tours of the four galleries. The Museums collection is displayed within a number of historic buildings on site, including the Grade II Listed 3-storey Joiners' Shop which was built in 1866. There are exhibitions on the history of brewing in Burton and its development as the brewing capital of England, and of how beer has been transported. The Joiners' Shop also houses the famous Burton model, the 18th century 'Red Lion' pub and the 'Baltic Trader', an Edwardian Bar, together with the interactive 'Virtual Burton' experience. Visitors will also be able to get a closer look at the Vintage Vehicle collection, which includes a striking 1920s Worthington's White Shield Bottle Car and a magnificent Sentinel steam wagon, along with bright liveried delivery vehicles from the 1920s through to the 1960s. The Museum is also home to a Robey steam engine. The Robey engine is one of a pair built by Robey of Lincolnshire in 1905 to power the new Bass malt houses in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Victorian breweries depended on the steam engine for power and large breweries tended to have separate engines employed for different tasks. The engine at the museum would have powered the whole of the Visitor Centre site, via a series of line shafts. The Robey can be seen in action every Sunday during the summer months and on most bank holidays. When not in action a film can be seen showing the Robey working and some of the volunteer Robey Group who run it. The Museums Wheelwrights' restaurant , originally the Wheelwrights' painters' shop, provide a large selection of freshly prepared hot and clod food; whilst the Burton Bar has some of the finest ales in the area, all well delivered. All in all, the Heritage Open Day at the Coors Visitor Centre and the Museum of Brewing is very worthwhile day out. For further information please contact David Fowler on 01283 513842 or email david.fowler@coorsbrewers.com.

 

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