Tolly Cobbold Cliff Brewery Ipswich

Abo · Sep 6, 2007

Tolly Cobbold Cliff Brewery - 25th February 2007

The original Cobbold brewery was founded in Harwich in 1723. Then, in 1746, the Cliff Brewery was built. In 1957 two family run brewers the "Tollemaches" and the "Cobbolds” merged to become Tolly Cobbold. The brewery Closed in 2002, when Tolly Cobbold merged with Ridley's. This place backs right on to a pub, so I always assumed it was not possible. Turned out I was wrong, and it is an amazing explore. There are rumours that it is to reopen.

krela · Sep 6, 2007

Wow looks pretty intact!

Real ale or brewing under license do you reckon?

Abo · Sep 6, 2007

Real Ale I believe. There's loads of old leaflets and stuff in there from when they ran tours. Was bought out by Ridleys and shut down.

krela · Sep 6, 2007

Aah, wouldn't surprise me if someone puts it back into production then, you can never have too much real ale

Abo · Sep 6, 2007

Apparently, the brewery and attached pub are owned by a property developer who can't get planning permission to do anything with it as the brewery is listed, so he's kinda stuck with it!

krela · Sep 6, 2007

Abo said:
Apparently, the brewery and attached pub are owned by a property developer who can't get planning permission to do anything with it as the brewery is listed, so he's kinda stuck with it!

Unfortunately like most other listed properties it probably means the developer will sit on it letting it rot until the council approves a demolition order.

Abo · Sep 6, 2007

My thoughts exactly!

King Al · Sep 6, 2007

krela said:
Aah, wouldn't surprise me if someone puts it back into production then, you can never have too much real ale

Too True

King Al · Sep 6, 2007

krela said:
Unfortunately like most other listed properties it probably means the developer will sit on it letting it rot until the council approves a demolition order.

or perhaps it will burn down :neutral:

Foxylady · Sep 6, 2007

King Al said:
or perhaps it will burn down

Blinkin' hope not!
I've always enjoyed seeing pics of Tolly C's but I've not seen that huge copper and blue vat before. That's really nice.

King Al · Sep 6, 2007

The local pickey's will have trouble getting those in the back of their range rovers :lol:

Richard Davies · Sep 6, 2007

The way the ink has soaked into those rotary graphs is interesting.

krela · Sep 6, 2007

King Al said:
The local pickey's will have trouble getting those in the back of their range rovers

Don't bank on it, they would just gas axe it into bits and sell the metal for scrap. I've heard it done before on huge chemical vats from old ICL works.

King Al · Sep 7, 2007

krela said:
Don't bank on it, they would just gas axe it into bits and sell the metal for scrap. I've heard it done before on huge chemical vats from old ICL works.

Well at least there is a chance that they will get horribly burnt :lol:

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