{"id":24914,"date":"2023-07-21T11:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=24914"},"modified":"2023-07-21T11:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T15:34:35","slug":"episode-862-gobbling-up-the-land-for-a-new-world-maybe-good-maybe-not-so-good-brain-brewery-once-nearby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=24914","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 862 GOBBLING UP THE LAND FOR A NEW WORLD\u2026.MAYBE GOOD, MAYBE NOT SO GOOD ..brain brewery once nearby"},"content":{"rendered":"
EPISODE 862    GOBBLING UP THE LAND FOR A NEW WORLD\u2026.MAYBE GOOD, MAYBE NOT SO GOOD  ..brain brewery once nearby<\/p>\n

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Few would think today that the hamlet of Hornby was once the home of a thriving brewery. This image from 1890s pictures employees outside the Brain Brewery. Established in 1845 by local resident John Brain, this local business on ninth line became quite successful employing ten men its day. Image: Esquesing Historical Society Content: Heritage Halton Hills<\/div>\n

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