7 – Smith’s Brewery – Somer Valley Audio Trails

This post is part of a series called Myths and Memories of Midsomer Norton High Street

0 – Introduction
1 – St John’s Church
2 – The Old Priory
3 – The Church of the Holy Ghost
4 – Number 1 High Street
5 – The Town Hall
6 – St Chad’s Well
7 – Smith’s Brewery
8 – The War Memorial
9 – Number 20 High Street
10 – Numbers 94-97 High Street
11 – Number 80 High Street
12 – The Town Park

7 – Smith’s Brewery

Facing you now are the remaining parts of an extensive brewery complex that would once have dominated the Midsomer Norton skyline. Until the 1700s, beer was a staple in most people’s diets and was mostly produced in inns, or even in the home. Only a small proportion was brewed by larger, specialist businesses. But all that changed around 1800 with industrialisation.

Next stop. 8 – The War Memorial

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