Old Scottish and Newcastle Brewery Buildings

Category

Library Item

Item no

11849

Title

Old Scottish and Newcastle brewery buildings close to the Canongate, Edinburgh

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Size

26.4 x 19.7 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Company was founded by Grizel Syme who ran her deceased second husband's brewery: this brewery and those of her sons developed into the firm of William Younger & Co.It merged with McEwan's in 1931 becoming Scottish Brewers. In 1960 it merged again this time with Newcastle Breweries to form Scottish & Newcastle.

The Holyrood Brewery Complex was closed in 1986.

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