Wyke Brewery, Gillingham, Dorset
This Brewery dates from the mid 19th century and was built in the Italianate style. Gillingham grew as a centre for the local farming community, and also as a mill town for silk. The arrival of the railway at the end of the 1850s saw a growth in local prosperity. Industries including brick making, butter and cheese production, printing, soap manufacture and even an early petrol engine plant grew up by the end of the 19th century. Most towns had their own breweries until the 1950s.
