Edinburgh United Breweries Ltd ceramic jug dating from the 1910s.<\/p>\n
Robert Disher & Co.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Robert Disher & Co. was based in Canongate. George Ritchie & Sons’ Bell’s Brewery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The brewery was started by John Bell and his son, Hugh Bell, in the mid-18th century. David Nicolson & Son Palace Brewery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Palace Brewery was built on Abbey Mount in Edinburgh in 1865, by J. & G.Pendreigh, grain merchants of Leith. Robert McMillan & Co Summerhall Brewery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The original Summerhall Brewery was established in 1705 by Robert McClelland. Edinburgh United Breweries Ltd<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Company was registered as Edinburgh United Breweries Ltd in 1889 to acquire four breweries: The manufacturer’s mark states – Fielding’s Stoke on Trent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Edinburgh United Breweries Ltd ceramic jug dating from the 1910s.
\nThe firm traded as the Edinburgh and Leith Brewery Co. but was better known as Dishers.
\nThe Company successfully brewed a hoppy Edinburgh Pale Ale which other Scottish breweries copied, especially for export.<\/p>\n
\nWhen its owner, Robert Keir died in 1835, Bell’s Brewery, in Pleasance, Edinburgh, was purchased by George Ritchie.
\nRitchie was an established merchant and brewer.
\nIn 1851 the Company employed 15 workers, however by 1871 this had increased to 40.
\nRitchie’s expanded its trade across the British Isles, reaching cities like Belfast, Cardiff, and Manchester.
\nIt owned the Cross Keys Hotel in Peebles, and a small number of public houses in the North East of England.<\/p>\n
\nIn 1870, the Palace Brewery was acquired by David Nicholson & Son, wine merchants in Canongate, Edinburgh.
\nThe firm also had offices and stores in London.
\nThe Company brewed ‘Palace Pale Ale’, and its trade mark was an intertwined star.<\/p>\n
\nAfter being liquidated in 1733, the brewery purchased and run by the Bryson family during the rest of the 18th century.
\nThe Summerhall Brewery was bought by Robert Fleming in 1815.
\nRobert McMillan & Co. purchased the brewery in 1862.
\nDuring a twenty year period from 1851 to 1871 its workforce increased tenfold. employing 120 men at its height.
\nThe brewery was based in East Meadows, Edinburgh
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nEdinburgh and Leith Brewery Co., better known as Robert Disher & Co., G.Ritchie & Sons Bell’s Brewery, David Nicolson’s Palace Brewery, and Robin McMillan & Co.’s Summerhall Brewery.
\nRobin McMillan & Co.’s Summerhall Brewery closed in 1911.
\nBoth the Edinburgh and Leith Brewery of Disher & Co., and the Palace Brewery of David Nicolson, closed during WWI to conserve supplies.
\nThe Palace Brewery building was used as a hop store until 1925. It was sold to pioneering cinema magnate, F R Graham Yooll who converted it into the ‘Regent Cinema’ in 1927. The cinema was closed in 1970.
\nRitchie’s Bell’s Brewery was closed by Customs & Excise in 1935 due to brewing irregularities, and was acquired by John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd that year.
\nThe Company, with 39 public houses, ceased trading in 1936.<\/p>\n
\nAll the breweries owned by Edinburgh United Breweries Ltd were based in Edinburgh, Lothian including the Palace Brewery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[269],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5063","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-jugs","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=5063"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5063"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brewerytrays.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}