Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, has received £90,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for work to restore parts of its brewery to make it more accessible.
Under the project, called Hooked on Tradition: Accessing Hook Norton’s Brewery Heritage, work will begin shortly to conserve & repair one of the grade 2 listed chimneys attached to the main brewery building, which dates from 1849.
A programme of activities and events will be launched to provide new opportunities for volunteering and improve information for people visiting the brewery and its website. The project will run until November 2014.
James Clarke, managing director of brewing at Hook Norton, said: “We are lucky to work in such a wonderful traditional Victorian brewery, and we do our best to maintain the fabric of the building and encourage visitors. The grant will allow us to further develop this part of the Brewery and its history, and help secure the future. We are delighted to have been awarded this grant.”
