Historic brewery set for new lease of life
A buyer is being sought for the potential delivery of a highquality residential and commercial development on the site of an historic city brewery.
The site at Duddingston Road West was previously home to the former Drybrough Brewery, which operated at the location from 1895 until 1987.
The proposed‘ Holy rood Village’ measures just under two acres in area, and already boasts planning consent as a mixeduse development for 131 new homes and 15 commercial units.
Lying in a well-connected location near Duddingston Village, Holyrood Park and the world-leading Edinburgh Bioquarter,for the last 30 years the site has been operating as holy rood business park, catering for a variety of small businesses. It is also home to Format Design who are the lead architectural design team for the project and therefore able to bring an intimate expertise and understanding of the site and its history.
The brewery was designed by renowned architect, Robert Hamilton-patterson, also responsible for the Caledonian Brewery and the Royal Scots War Memorial in St Giles' Cathedral.
It was one of the seven breweries in the area but is the only one to remain mostly intact and is Category B listed. Listed building consents have been obtained and the approved development converts the old brewery whilst retaining as many of the original buildings as practically possible includingthe chimney stack, one of the last remaining in Edinburgh.
In addition to being an exceptional residential site, the location may be suitable for other uses such as purpose-built student accommodation, subject to planning. It lies in close proximity to a number of University of Edinburgh facilities.