Basic Site Details
| Name: | Fountain Brewery for William McEwan & Co |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Brewery | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1933 | Reconstruction | ||
| February 1950 | Scheme accepted | Warrant granted for new tun room costing £11,000, plans prepared | |
| August 1950 | Addition | Plans to be prepared by their own architect for the new storage accommodation | |
| 2005 * | Closed | ||
| 2010 * | Proposed | Proposed demolition and outline development for new residential canal area for planning submission prior to re-sale of site. The outline scheme was developed by Allan Murray Architects, Edinburgh. | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Charles E Tweedie & Son | A | After 1921 | Before 1939 | ||
| Charles Edward Tweedie (junior) | A | After 1921 | Before 1939 | ||
| Charles Edward Tweedie (senior) | A | After 1921(?) | Before 1924(?) | Possibly by his son alone: the elder Tweedie may have retired or died by the time it was built (any time up to 1939) | |
| F A MacDonald & Partners | 1933 | Reconstruction | |||
| J D Cairns & Ford | 1950 | Architects for new tun room | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| McEwan, William & Company | |
| William Younger | Leith brewers set up in 1749 |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1933 | Jul-Dec | p172 | |
| Builder | 3 February 1950 | p181 | ||
| Builder | 18 August 1950 | p232 | ||
| Scotsman | 5 August 2010 | p18-19 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Charles Edward Tweedie, Junior: F no3754 (box 28) | |