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The interior and exterior of a working brewhouse. Engraving, c. 1747.

A brewer pouring beer into a barrel; behind, the operations of brewing. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Barclay and Perkins brewery, Southwark: horses and workers in the stables. Wood-engraving, 1847.

Four brewers at work. Engraving, c. 1805.

Barclay and Perkins brewery, Southwark: visitors in a store for vats and barrels. Wood-engraving, 1847.

The Albion Brewery, Cheltenham. Engraving, c. 1800 (?).

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A brewer pouring beer into a barrel; behind, the operations of brewing. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Barclay and Perkins brewery, Southwark: horses and workers in the stables. Wood-engraving, 1847.

The Albion Brewery, Cheltenham. Engraving, c. 1800 (?).

The interior and exterior of a working brewhouse. Engraving, c. 1747.

Four brewers at work. Engraving, c. 1805.