Tetley's brewery has finally closed after almost 200 years as a landmark on the southern approaches of Leeds.
The closure of the brewery that has been on the same site since 1822 means the loss of 170 jobs.
Although various campaigns criticised the closure, announced in 2008, they have had no impact on the decision.
Local beer writer Barrie Pepper said: "I'm shattered. It's been an integral part of the city playing its part in civic life in so many ways."
Parent company Carlsberg announced the closure in in 2008.
It claimed the beer market faced the "perfect storm of falling consumption, increasing costs and rising tax".
Tetley's is one of Leeds' oldest companies and the city has a long history of brewing.
At the time of World War I there were about 20 breweries in Leeds.
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