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<big>'''William Eadie''', ''Moray Street, Blackford, Tayside''</big> | <big>'''William Eadie''', ''Moray Street, Blackford, Tayside''</big> | ||
The Eadies ran a long-established inn in Blackford. In 1863, William Eadie Jnr (1822-1886) is described as a brewer. William had retired by 1881, and the brewery was offered for sale. The premises were then acquired in 1895 by William Chalmers Burns Thomson, who commissioned a new brewery on the site and adjoining land. | The Eadies ran a long-established inn in Blackford. In 1863, William Eadie Jnr (1822-1886) is described as a brewer. William had retired by 1881, and the brewery was offered for sale. The premises were then acquired in 1895 by [[W B Thompson Ltd|William Chalmers Burns Thomson]], who commissioned a new brewery on the site and adjoining land. | ||
The hotel and associated buildings survive to this day as the Blackford Hotel, behind which can be seen the maltings built by W B Thomson Ltd. | The hotel and associated buildings survive to this day as the Blackford Hotel, behind which can be seen the maltings built by W B Thomson Ltd. | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 26 July 2019
William Eadie, Moray Street, Blackford, Tayside
The Eadies ran a long-established inn in Blackford. In 1863, William Eadie Jnr (1822-1886) is described as a brewer. William had retired by 1881, and the brewery was offered for sale. The premises were then acquired in 1895 by William Chalmers Burns Thomson, who commissioned a new brewery on the site and adjoining land.
The hotel and associated buildings survive to this day as the Blackford Hotel, behind which can be seen the maltings built by W B Thomson Ltd.
See: "The brewers and breweries of Blackford, Perthshire" by Forbes Gibb and Alan Sangster