Kirkstall Brewery

Kirkstall Brewery is a complex of Grade II listed buildings built in the 19th century on either side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

On a warehouse building on the west side of the canal, it is still possible to see the doors just above the water level that were used to load barrels of beer onto barges.

As part of the renovation project the springs and watercourses that provided the water used in the brewing process were diverted,[6] without damaging the ecosystem of a Site of Special Scientific Interest along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

[8] Remaining underground water flows, together with faulty draining, contributed to the damage to two residential blocks and the need for their demolition in 2012.

[6] During renovation it was discovered that a Second World War submarine engine was installed at the brewery as a power back-up facility.