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The Vine Brewery in Tarring village is now the Vine Pub. Although the
building is much older (see the Vine on the main page) it became a
beer shop and brewery in 1843 and was run by Richard Parsons.
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A view from the beer garden at
the rear looking east. It is clear to see that this is a brewery building that means business, the brew made here must have been much more than the public house front could sell and so the Parsons family would have supplied the local area. |
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We haven't been able to investigate in detail the layout of the building but it is clear to see the doors on the first floor where sacks of barley would have presumably been hoisted up. | ||
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Detail of the largest door shows a brick arch above since altered to accommodate a square door frame. The doors are of course not the original ones, I suspect that the door way may have been slightly enlarged. | ||
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Completely covered in ivy and
hidden from view is a large square cast iron water tank that was
part of the brewing process.
A glimpse from a different angle reveals a corner of the tank. |
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 Did the far end house a steam engine used to pump water up to the tank and perhaps drive some machinery ? |
A very curious feature at the
west end of the brewery has puzzled us for a while. The brick pillar
is an oddity, it has a flat platform on the top that implies
something rested on it. The base has a case iron hatch similar to
that found on old coal ovens where the ash was collected.
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 Two excellent examples of Parsons beer jugs. The right hand picture shows one that would accommodate a wooden tap. |
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| The Parsons family remained in business up until 1936. | |||
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1843 - Richard
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