The former Castle Brewery in Cockermouth, on the banks of the River Cocker remains unsold. When I visited the site a couple of days ago, the only sign of any activity was a parked up Carlsberg lorry with Jennings livery still on it advertising Lake District brewed beer.

Looking across the River Cocker from the brewery is the eyesore of a partially collapsed old Court House. Hardly a good advert for prospective purchasers of the brewery

Looking back towards the former brewery entrance with its ornate overhead signage is a stark reminder of flood risk by way of a flood prevention gate seen on the entrance to the building on the left

However, the fine old office block would no doubt lend itself to conversion into flats

Anyone know what this storage silo near to the river was used for by the brewery ?

The brewery premises is however still intact including this fine architectural edifice

Looking back at the brewery from the bridge over the raging River Cocker, it jolts into focus just how prone the brewery was to flooding events that have impacted temporarily on the resilient brewery over the years, but it was down to the executioner’s axe of Carlsberg to terminally close this famous brewery that employed many local workers and produced fine ales