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Edinburgh, Wheatfield Road, North British Distillery

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Distillery (19th Century) (1885)

Site Name Edinburgh, Wheatfield Road, North British Distillery

Classification Distillery (19th Century) (1885)

Canmore ID 68132

Site Number NT27SW 112

NGR NT 22950 72588

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Detail of main entrance to Distillery Offices, viewed from south west, North British Distillery, Edinburgh Digital image of C 5630
Detail of main entrance to Distillery Offices, viewed from south west, North British Distillery, Edinburgh Digital image of C 5630T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.General oblique aerial view.General oblique aerial view centred on the football ground and stadium with the whisky distillery adjacent, taken from the W.Photographic copy of plan of the North British Distillery plant, GorgieElevated view from south east (on floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of range containing Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 5, 6 and 7 (6 roofless), and in background, Still House.Elevated view from east south east (on SW floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 3 and 4, with neighbouring Blandfield Chemical Works and Murrayfield Stadium (being re-built) in the backgroundView from south south east of Carbon Dioxide Plant tanks and cooling towerView from south of Spirit Store, with J & B Whisky road tanker being filled with grain whisky.View from south west of Excise OfficeElevated view from south east (on south west floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 3 and 4, with Still House block and Tun Room etc. in background. Digital image of C 5108 CNElevated view from east south east (on floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of Duty Free Warehouses No. 5, with Duty Free warehouse No. 1 (extreme left), Still House (right) and in distance, Blandfield Chemical WorksView of south east of range of buildings at west side of works, containing garages, electrical switchroom, electricians' workshop and store, canteen (upper floor), plumbers' shop, paint shop and in the distance, tanks of the Carbon Dioxide Plant.View from south of Duty Free Warehouses No. 7 during demolitionEdinburgh, Wheatfield Road, North British Distillery, Bonded Warehouse General ViewView from east of south east corner of Tun Room block, withpart of Still House visible (right). Digital image of C 5637T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.General aerial view of Gorgie, including Robertson Avenue Bakery, Wheatfield Road North British Distillery, Tynecastle Park Stadium, Murrayfield Stadium and Wheatfield Road Blandfield Chemical Works.Elevated view from south east (on floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of range containing Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 5, 6 and 7 (6 roofless), and in background, Still House.View from north west of Coopers building and cask yardView from north west of Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 6 and 5 during demolitionView of Distillery Offices from south west Digital image of C 5629Floor and roof plans.T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.Aerial view of North British Distillery and Tynecastle Park StadiumOblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on Tynecastle Park Stadium and the North British Distillery, taken from the NE.Elevated view from south east (on south west floodlight tower of Tynecastle Stadium) of Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 3 and 4, with Still House block and Tun Room etc. in background.View of Gatehouse and Distillery House from southView of Distillery House from south (dated 1886)View of Distillery Offices from southView from west along north frontage of Duty Free warehouse No. 1View from west of west side of Duty Free warehouses Nos. 1 (left) and 4 (right), viewed across car park area, which was created by the demolition of other duty free warehouses.Elevated view from west south west of Mash House block, showing grain and green malt intakes.Elevated view from north west of west wing of Mash House block, containing cookers.View from north west of block containing Silos, with entrance to grain intake bay (right).Edinburgh, Wheatfield Road, North British Distillery, Bonded Warehouse General ViewOblique aerial view centred on the football stadium with the distillery adjacent, taken from the S.Oblique aerial view centred on the football stadium with the distillery adjacent, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the bonded warehouse with the whisky distillery and the pumphouse and pavilion adjacent, taken from the WSW.Aerial view of Tynecastle football ground and North British DistilleryView from west of Duty Free Warehouse No. 1 (left) and tall blocks (right) comprising Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 3 and 4.View from south of Spirit Store, with J & B WHisky road tanker being filled with grain whisky.View from south west across Empty Cask storage area (previously the site of duty free warehouses), looking towards Duty Free Warehouse No. 4View from south west of block containing Mash House, with remains of kilns (right).T and H Smith's works, Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on Tynecastle Park Stadium and the North British Distillery, taken from the ENE.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on Tynecastle Park Stadium and the North British Distillery, taken from the SSE.View from north east of range containing Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 7, 6 and 5 during demolition.View from south south east across Cask Yard towards Still House and Tun Room blockElevated view from west south west of Mash House block, showing grain and green malt intakes.General view from south west of Mash House block, with remains of kilns (right).View from north west of Coopers building and cask yard, North British Distillery, EdinburghOblique aerial view of Edinburgh centred on the Tynecastle Park football stadium with the North British Distillery adjacent and Murrayfield Stadium in the background, taken from the SE.View from north west of Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 6 and 5 during demolitionOblique aerial view centred on the football stadium with the distillery adjacent, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred onTynecastle Park, Heart of Midlothian Football clubs stadium, with the distillery adjacent, taken from the East North-East.General oblique aerial view centred on the football ground and stadium with the whisky distillery adjacent, taken from the SE.Aerial view of Tynecastle football ground and North British DistilleryGeneral aerial view showing Wheatfield Road, North British Distillery and Gorgie Road, Tynecastle Park StadiumView from north east of range containing Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 7, 6 and 5 during demolition.View from north north west of range containing Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 7, 6 and 5 during demolition.View from west of Duty Free Warehouse No. 1 (left) and tall blocks (right) comprising Duty Free Warehouses Nos. 3 and 4.View from south west of Mash House block, with remains of kilns (right)

Administrative Areas

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

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Note (27 January 2014)

For Westfield warehouses built to accommodate grain whisky production at the North British Distillery, see NT27SW 4574.

Information from RCAHMS (HDS) 27 January 2014

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Field Visit (17 November 2021)

Site assessed for designation in 2021-22. The designation report is available on our Heritage Portal.

The North British Distillery is a multi-phase distillery site, established in 1885-86 by Andrew Usher, William Sanderson and John Crabbie.

The site comprises a gatehouse (dated 1886), an L-plan bonded warehouse range (built around 1886), a former filling house (dated 1891), a 1930s distillery office, a range of workshops and related distillery buildings and structures which have been altered and extended in the 20th and early-21st centuries.

Visited by HES Designations (REMB) 17 November 2021.

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