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Glasgow, 161 Duke Street, Wellpark Brewery
Brewery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, 161 Duke Street, Wellpark Brewery
Classification Brewery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tennant's
Canmore ID 172132
Site Number NS66NW 291
NGR NS 6051 6524
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172132
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
One of the earliest lager breweries in the UK, Wellpark was established in 1885. The site has expanded since then, and although older elements of the brewery survived at the time of the visit in 2002, the complex was dominated by very prominent late 20th century buildings and plant.
Information from Tennent Caledonian Breweries.
Photographed when recording adjacent site.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO 2001).
