Thames (NZ): Phoenix Brewery Chimney

In 1921 the last evidence of the great brewery of Thames disappeared, that of the chimney for the Phoenix Brewery. The Ehrenfried brothers had come to the town and established a thriving business locally, nationally and internationally.

The photo below reads: THE LAST OF AN OLD LANDMARK IN THE MINING TOWN OF THAMES: THE OLD BREWERY CHIMNEY IN THE ACT OF FALLING.
The brewery was formally the property of the late Mr Ehrenfried, of the firm Campbell and Ehrenfried. Many years ago it was destroyed by fire, but the chimney remained standing. Lately the bowling club acquired the site, hence the demolition of the chimney.

Auckland Weekly News 15 December 1921 p034
Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19211215-34-3

Situated on Mackay street, the photo above looks north towards the St George's George at the corner of Mackay and Mary Streets. Below is the site as it is today - part of TCDC land and the Thames Bowling Club.

Details of the 1887 Brewery fire can be found in Thames Star 15th March 1887 at Paperspast