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Edinburgh, Fountainbridge, Dundee Street, Fountain Brewery

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Brewery (19th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Fountainbridge, Dundee Street, Fountain Brewery

Classification Brewery (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) South Site; Scottish Courage Brewing Ltd; Scottish And Newcastle Beer Production Ltd; William Mcewan And Co Ltd

Canmore ID 171912

Site Number NT27SW 3127

NGR NT 24334 72721

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/171912

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Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site, taken from the SSE.
Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery and the Union Canal, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the NE.View from E.View of F.V. Block from SW.View of boilerhouse from SW.View of Viewforth frontage from S.View of main entrance.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site with the Leisure Centre adjacent, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery, Fountainbridge, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery, Fountainbridge, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site with the Leisure Centre adjacent, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the development site, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the ENE.View from E.View of brewhouse from E.View of brewhouse and lift bridge from SW.View of F.V. Block from E.View of storage tank from S.View of Viewforth frontage from WNW.General view, showing Fountain Brewery, Dundee Street and Gardner's Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1929. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a marked print.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery and the Union Canal, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the ENE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the WSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the NNE.View of F.V. Block from SW.View of storage tank from S.View of Viewforth frontage from S.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site with the Leisure Centre adjacent, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the development site, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery and the Union Canal, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the construction of the Fountain Park Leisure Centre, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the construction of the Fountain Park Leisure Centre, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery, taken from the W.View of gate house from NE.Oblique aerial view of the site of the former Fountain Brewery, Fountain North Development and Fountain Park Leisure Centre, looking to the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view showing the former Fountain Brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, EdinburghView of brewhouse from E.View of F.V. Block from E.View of boilerhouse from SW.View of office block from E.View of Viewforth frontage from WNW.Site Plan of Fountain Brewery, EdinburghOblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SE.View from E.View from E.View of brewhouse from S.View of office block from E.View of main gates and boiler house from NNE.View of sculptural panel.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site, Edinburgh, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the former Fountain Brewery site with the Leisure Centre adjacent, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view centred on the development site, taken from the NW.General oblique aerial view centred on the development site, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of the site of the former Fountain Brewery, Fountain North Development and Fountain Park Leisure Centre, looking to the NW.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the construction of the Fountain Park Leisure Centre, taken from the SSE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Fountain Brewery, Fountainbridge, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the leisure centre and cinema, canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view centred on the brewery with the canal, canal basin and canal bridge adjacent, taken from the SW.View of brewhouse and lift bridge from SW.View of brewhouse from S.View of gate house from NE.View M.V. Block from W.View of main gates and boiler house from NNE.View of sculptural panel.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

NT27SW 3127.00 24340 72715

NT27SW 3127.01 24412 72802 Boiler House

NT27SW 3127.02 24449 72750 Malt Mill and Brewhouse

NT27SW 3127.03 24372 72740 Chiller

NT27SW 3127.04 24361 72682 Fermenting Vessels Block

NT27SW 3127.05 24288 72740 M.V. Block

NT27SW 3127.06 24192 72585 High Speed Can Line

NT27SW 3127.07 24253 72700 Offices and Stores

NT27SW 3127.08 24536 72781 Canteen and Tartan Club

NT27SW 3127.09 24387 72746 Office Block and Gate House

See also

NT27SW 236.00 NT 24203 72819, Fountain Brewery (North Site).

NT27SW 2848 NT 24343 72783, North British Rubber Company (Fountain Brewery Offices)

This brewery was demolished by Scottish Courage in c. 2005.

Information from RCAHMS (MKO), 2005.

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Archaeological Evaluation (14 September 2015 - 18 September 2015)

AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by the EDI Group Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation prior to the construction of new housing at a site in Fountainbridge, as part of a planning condition. The development area consisted of two large areas between Viewforth and Fountainbridge, separated by Gilmore Park. Prior to this development, the site had been occupied by the Fountainbridge Brewery, built in the 1970s, which was built on the site of the former Castle Mill Works. Originally, a 10% sample of the 3.2 ha development area was required. However, due to the large presence of live services, some areas inaccessible due to their use as community plots, and the depth of made ground encountered during the evaluation, 695m² was finally evaluated, equating to nearly 2.5% of the development area. In all trenches there was a significant amount of made ground ranging from 1.45m – 3m in depth. Therefore, it is unlikely that much of the original footings or features associated with the 19th century industrial works have survived, these being demolished and also as a levelling course for the new Fountainbridge Brewery. The only possible 19th century feature identified was a brick culvert (Trench 3) to the south-west of the development plot in the area of the former Castle Mills.

Information from Diana Sproat (AOC Archaeology Group) 25 September 2015.OASIS ID: aocarcha1-224583

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