The Cliff Brewery is a former English brewery located on Cliff Lane, near the Ipswich wet dock. It was founded in 1746. The brewery ceased operations in 2002, when the Tolly Cobbold company merged with Ridley's brewery.
The business that became CLIFF BREWERY was started in 1723 (Harwich, in Kings Quay Street) by Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. It stood above the quays of the River Orwell at Ipswich, since 1746.
Tollemarche and Cobbold, the joint owners merged in 1957.
Reference: The Cliff Brewery 1723 - 1973, Michael Jackson, pub: Tollemarche and Cobbold