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14:16 GMT, Saturday, 4 July 2009 15:16 UK

History of Ushers brewery

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Ushers Brewery was founded in 1824 by Thomas Usher in the Wiltshire town of Trowbridge.

Ushers poster

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Ushers was best known for regional ales such as Best Bitter, Founders Ale and Mann's Brown Ale. The Ushers brands is now brewed under contract in Dorchester.

Founder Thomas Usher

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The North Koreans bought the brewery in a £1.5m deal after seeing an advertisement for its sale.

Founder Thomas Usher

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These two engineers got into trouble for posing for a picture while the brewery was being dismantled and the process continued behind closed doors.

Glimpse of packing process

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The world's most secret state dismantled then re-used equipment from the Ushers plant in Wiltshire to build a giant new brewery on the outskirts of its capital Pyongyang.

The front of the brewery in 2002

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The relocated brewery was up and running in just 18 months. North Korea's new brew is called Taedong River Beer.

The site being converted into flats

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The brewery site is now being developed into flats.

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