Brewery on list of UK's most endangered structures

The building, which was constructed in 1896, has been unused for more than a decade - since 2002 - although plans have been approved to develop the site.

Although the current building dates from this late Victorian era, a brewery on the cliff area dates back to 1723, and subsequently makes it the second oldest independent brewery in England.

The site and associated brewing firm has a long history of transition. The name Tolly Cobbold was created by the merging of two family-run brewers in 1957: the Tollemache Brewery and the Cobbold Brewery. Tolly Cobbold was taken over by Ellerman Lines in 1977 and sold to Brent Walker in 1989 when production of Tolly Cobbold Beers was then transferred to Camerons Brewery.

The brewer was then acquired by Ridley's brewery in 2002 - at which point brewing at the Cliff brewery stopped - prior to the firm being taken over by Greene King in 2005.

The endangered structures list was launched by comedian-writer and campaigner, Griff Rhys Jones - who is also the vice chair of the Victorian Society.

He said that the society had created the list in order to bring the structures to national attention - and get people involved in saving them.