Scottish & Newcastle
Breweries occupied large areas of land on either side of the
Fountainbridge road when this photograph was taken.
Fountainbridge is close to
the Union Canal, once an area with lots of industry including the
large North British Rubber Works.
Now most of the industry
has left. The yard in the photograph above, on the north side
of Fountainbridge has now closed, and the main brewery complex is
running down, due to close in spring 2005.
Update - July 2005
The brewery finally
closed on 31 June 2005. It is expected that the eight acre
site will be sold for development, at the end of six months'
decommissioning which is due to 1 July 2005.