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A white horse stands by a canal in Elm, with houses and trees lining the bank in the distance, in a sepia-toned vintage view.

Site of brewery alongside Wisbech and Upwell canal, 1920s (H Coates)

Brewery, Elm High Road

History of the Brewery

The brewery, known as PhilipsBrewery lay next to the Wisbech and Upwell Canal until it was destroyed by fire in 1911.

A detail from a 1900 Ordnance Survey map showing the Elm Road Brewery and surrounding plots, roads, and buildings.

Elm OS 1900

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