Scottish & Newcastle - William Younger's Beer Mat

Category

Library Item

Item no

20601

Title

Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, William Younger's Scotch Ales Beer Mat

Description

A beer mat for Wm Younger's Scotch Ales features a very squat looking old man with a long beard; checked trousers and top hat. He has a cane under his arm and is holding a pint of ale.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1965

Size

9.9 x 9.9 cm

Type

Promotional material

The business of William Younger is said to date back to 1749 when William Younger ! set up a brewery in Kirkgate, Leith. However it was his wife Grizel who ran her deceased second husband's brewery and along with her sons, developed the firm of William Younger & Co. The business expanded to acquire many other premises over the years and in 1931 the company merged with William McEwan & Co Ltd. The Holyrood Brewery Complex was closed in 1986.

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Eating and drinking

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