A HISTORIC B-listed brewery site in Scotland’s capital city has been brought to the market and is set for a new lease of life.
The site at Duddingston Road West, near Portobello, was home to the Drybrough & Co brewery from 1895 to 1987.
The brewery was originally designed by renowned architect Robert Hamilton-Patterson, who was also responsible for the Caledonian Brewery and Royal Scots War Memorial in St Giles’ Cathedral.
Measuring just under two-acres in area, the site named “Holyrood Village” already has planning consent as a mixed-use development for new homes and commercial units. Offers are being considered for the delivery of a residential and commercial site.
Consent has been obtained for the listed building elements, while the approved development retains as much of the original buildings as practicable – including the chimney stack which is one of the last remaining in Edinburgh.
The development takes place within the existing courtyard and retains the original featured of the original stone building.
The site has been used as Holyrood Business Park for the last 30 years and is home to Format Design, the lead architectural design team for the project.
Will Scarlett of Scarlett Land and Development, the firm marketing the site, said there is a “unique opportunity” for an “exceptional development” at the former brewery.
“There is the real potential here for a purchaser to deliver an exceptional scheme, steeped in the history and character of the former brewery,” he said.
“The site may also be suitable for other uses, such as student accommodation, given its location in close proximity to many key University of Edinburgh facilities and the BioQuarter.”
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