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Alloa, East Vennel, Thistle Brewery
General view from SW On-line Digital Images SC 553894 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland Alloa, East Vennel, Thistle Brewery General view from SW 26/3/1979 Item Level
Alloa, East Vennel, Thistle Brewery
View from SSW showing SSE front of office block On-line Digital Images SC 553896 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland Alloa, East Vennel, Thistle Brewery View from SSW showing SSE front of office block 26/3/1979 Item Level
Alloa, Old High Street, Maltings
View from SSW showing curved WSW front and SSE front of maltings with part of SSE front of Thistle Brewery office block in background On-line Digital Images SC 553899 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland Alloa, Old High Street, Maltings View from SSW showing curved WSW front and SSE front of maltings with part of SSE front of Thistle Brewery office block in background 26/3/1979 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery: scanned image of annotated ground plan On-line Digital Images SC 905284 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery: scanned image of annotated ground plan 3/2000 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of first floor plan showing main block. On-line Digital Images SC 905285 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of first floor plan showing main block. 9/2000 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing of second floor plan showing main block. On-line Digital Images SC 905286 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing of second floor plan showing main block. 9/2000 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing of third floor plan showing main block. On-line Digital Images SC 905287 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing of third floor plan showing main block. 9/2000 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing showing sections. On-line Digital Images SC 905291 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery: Scanned image of drawing showing sections. 10/2000 Item Level
Alloa, general view, showing Patons and Baldwins Ltd. Kilncraigs Mills and Mill Street.  Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. On-line Digital Images SC 1269304 Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England Alloa, general view, showing Patons and Baldwins Ltd. Kilncraigs Mills and Mill Street. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. 1949 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
General view from SSE (Old High Street) of the polychrome brick brewery dating from the 1870s with some rebuilding after 1910 and incorporating some early-mid 19th-century buildings On-line Digital Images SC 1439922 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery General view from SSE (Old High Street) of the polychrome brick brewery dating from the 1870s with some rebuilding after 1910 and incorporating some early-mid 19th-century buildings 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
General view from NE (Old Bridge Street) On-line Digital Images SC 1439923 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery General view from NE (Old Bridge Street) 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
View from SW (East Vennel) On-line Digital Images SC 1439924 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery View from SW (East Vennel) 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
Rear view from NW showing the rubble back-wall of the maltings to the right and the main building on the left On-line Digital Images SC 1439925 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery Rear view from NW showing the rubble back-wall of the maltings to the right and the main building on the left 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
View of office block (possibly built 1896, the year the company was taken over by Fraser and Carmichael) from SW On-line Digital Images SC 1439926 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery View of office block (possibly built 1896, the year the company was taken over by Fraser and Carmichael) from SW 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
View of entrance to office building showing bull-faced rubble build with large portholes flanking the main arched entrance doorway On-line Digital Images SC 1439927 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery View of entrance to office building showing bull-faced rubble build with large portholes flanking the main arched entrance doorway 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery
View of formerly arched vehicular entrance. Former manager's house ('Thistle House') right, is now used as administration offices On-line Digital Images SC 1439928 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery View of formerly arched vehicular entrance. Former manager's house ('Thistle House') right, is now used as administration offices 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, office yard area
View from NE of rear of office building. Vehicular entrance on left. On-line Digital Images SC 1439929 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, office yard area View from NE of rear of office building. Vehicular entrance on left. 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Malt Storage area, ground floor, Hop Store, interior
View from NE of sacks of hops used in last brewing 24 August 1999. Note whitewashed early-mid 19th century rubble walls On-line Digital Images SC 1439930 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Malt Storage area, ground floor, Hop Store, interior View from NE of sacks of hops used in last brewing 24 August 1999. Note whitewashed early-mid 19th century rubble walls 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Cooperage
View from SW of cooperage showing ground floor work area with storage above. This has been disused since the 1950s On-line Digital Images SC 1439931 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Cooperage View from SW of cooperage showing ground floor work area with storage above. This has been disused since the 1950s 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard
View from W of brewery buildings and top of bore hole no. 2 gantry visible in distance. The gantry was used for hauling up the 20 feet lengths of 300 feet borehole pipe for repair and renewal. Boreholes are remote to avoid any foul waste from the rest of the brewery complex. Later lean-to to right of picture. The tun room and 'Paraflow' or heat exchanger areas are identifiable externally by the large (recent) windows visible on the second and third floors on the left. The cask washing area is on the left On-line Digital Images SC 1439932 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard View from W of brewery buildings and top of bore hole no. 2 gantry visible in distance. The gantry was used for hauling up the 20 feet lengths of 300 feet borehole pipe for repair and renewal. Boreholes are remote to avoid any foul waste from the rest of the brewery complex. Later lean-to to right of picture. The tun room and 'Paraflow' or heat exchanger areas are identifiable externally by the large (recent) windows visible on the second and third floors on the left. The cask washing area is on the left 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard
View from SW of frontage of main 4 storey, 2 by 8 bay brewery block with tower showing polychrome brickwork and blocked windows on fourth floor. These were blocked after the roof collapse of 1969. The hot liquor tank (hot water used in the brewing process) is on the right On-line Digital Images SC 1439933 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard View from SW of frontage of main 4 storey, 2 by 8 bay brewery block with tower showing polychrome brickwork and blocked windows on fourth floor. These were blocked after the roof collapse of 1969. The hot liquor tank (hot water used in the brewing process) is on the right 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard
View of older of the two boreholes from SE (600 feet in depth with the pump situated at 300 feet). Boreholes are remote in order to stop any contamination from foul waste from the rest of the brewery complex On-line Digital Images SC 1439934 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Coopers Yard View of older of the two boreholes from SE (600 feet in depth with the pump situated at 300 feet). Boreholes are remote in order to stop any contamination from foul waste from the rest of the brewery complex 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Basement Floor, Bottling and Keg Plant, interior
View from W. The bottling plant was removed in 1985. The tanks visible are beer conditioning vessels    






On-line Digital Images SC 1439935 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Basement Floor, Bottling and Keg Plant, interior View from W. The bottling plant was removed in 1985. The tanks visible are beer conditioning vessels 26/8/1999 Item Level
Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Brewhouse, interior
View of ground floor with maturation/ conditioning vessels and caramel dissolving plant (right). Maturation/ conditioning vessels contain beer run by hose from fermentation vats above. They brew is stored here at a low temperature and other additives can be introduced at this point. The beer is then racked off by hose to the Kegging Hall. Note glazed walls and painted floor for hygiene




On-line Digital Images SC 1439936 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu Alloa, Thistle Brewery, Brewhouse, interior View of ground floor with maturation/ conditioning vessels and caramel dissolving plant (right). Maturation/ conditioning vessels contain beer run by hose from fermentation vats above. They brew is stored here at a low temperature and other additives can be introduced at this point. The beer is then racked off by hose to the Kegging Hall. Note glazed walls and painted floor for hygiene 26/8/1999 Item Level