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Greene King's Brewery

1929 , Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk)

Cat no. 719

A promotional film for Greene King & Sons Limited, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Inside the Greene King brewery at Bury St. Edmunds: brewing equipment, the filling and storing of barrels and the automated bottling plant. Bottles are packed into crates by hand and loaded onto the Greene King lorries. Women work in the soft drinks plant. A mechanised figure of a King drinks ale surrounded by various trophies. A traditional horse and dray approaches the brewery loaded with barley. Employees relax in the company swimming pool, and there are shots of a cricket match and the 'Victory' Memorial Sports Ground. The Greene King fire brigade makes an appearance. Finally, two Greene King pensioners drink a pint of ale together.

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Greene King's Brewery

Keywords

Breweries; Brewing; Fire brigades; Women workers; Workers

Intertitles

Today Greene King's brew under the most perfect modern conditions maintaining their high reputation and earning THE HIGHEST AWARDS IN THE KINGDOM FOR QUALITY AND SUCCESS. They also make PURE TABLE WATERS. Secrets of Success. East Anglian Barley and English hops. A keen copartnership of masters and men in work and play. Here are illustrations from the firm's 'VICTORY' MEMORIAL SPORTS GROUND. 'Good health.' OLD FRIENDS living in pensioned ease enjoying HAPPY MEMORIES AND HEALTHY APPETITES. GREENE KING'S LIMITED, BURY ST. EDMUNDS.

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Greene King's Brewery

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