At the top is the Stoneham Street Brewery just as it closed down after what was at least 200 years of history. It had been owned in the end by the New London Brewery Company who put the disused brewery up for sale in 1926, a year after this photo was taken. This was just at the time the Vicar of Coggeshall was looking to procure a parish hall for the town. After some refurbishment the hall was opened on 15th June 1927. A cloakroom and lobby was then added and this opened in November 1927. The cost of purchase and rebuilding was £2,170.
The works chimney can be seen as can the malting kiln with its conical roof and cap. The long roof covers what became St Peter's Hall with a jumble of outbuildings above it. At the top is the Friends Meeting House (now the library) and to its right, the tall building, which was then thatched and also survives, was the maltings. William Bright & Sons were the last Coggeshall Brewers to own the premises.
The works chimney can be seen as can the malting kiln with its conical roof and cap. The long roof covers what became St Peter's Hall with a jumble of outbuildings above it. At the top is the Friends Meeting House (now the library) and to its right, the tall building, which was then thatched and also survives, was the maltings. William Bright & Sons were the last Coggeshall Brewers to own the premises.
Also in: Air 1925
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