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Latest revision as of 20:40, 9 March 2024
William Younger & Co. Ltd, Abbey & Holyrood Breweries, Edinburgh, Lothian.
Monks at Holyrood Abbey are believed to have brewed since the 12th century. In 1749, William Younger established his first small brewery at Leith 1749; then moved to Holyrood in 1778. The firm moved site several times, and acquired the Abbey Brewery at the foot of the Royal Mile. In 1858, they acquired the Holyrood brewery of Alexander Berwick. Registered August 1887 and a public company formed in 1889.
Merged with William McEwan & Co. Ltd in 1931 to form Scottish Brewers Ltd. Merged with Newcastle Breweries Ltd. 1960 to form Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd. New brewery built 1974.
The Holyrood Brewery and the adjacent modern Harp Lager brewery closed in May 1986.
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
An assortment of views of the brewery
Labels, advertising, etc
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