Records of G Mackay & Co Ltd, brewers, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Corporate records, 1867;
• Licensed premises records, 1965;
• Property records, 1861–1926;
• Promotional material, undated;
• Public relations, 1791–1875;
• Photographs, 1950s–1960s;
• Historical notes, undated.

G Mackay & Co Ltd was registered in January 1908 as a limited liability company to acquire the business of the same name, established in 1867, operating at St Leonard's Brewery, Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was taken over by Gordon & Blair (1923) Ltd, Craigwell Brewery, Edinburgh, in 1954. Seager, Evans & Co Ltd, distillers and wine merchants, London, England, purchased the St Leonard's Brewery in 1960 and re–sold it in 1961 to Watney Mann Ltd, brewers, London, England. Brewing ceased in 1963.

The material is arranged according to the Scottish Brewing Archive classification scheme used within all SBA collections.

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This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures.

The collection was previously stored with the rest of the Scottish Brewing Archive at Heriot-Watt University. It moved to the University of Glasgow in 1991. Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.

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• GB 248 AB, Fonds, Records of the Alhambra Bar;
• GB 248 GB: Records of Gordon & Blair Ltd;
• GB 248 ARTEFACTS: Scottish Brewing Archive Artefacts Collection;
• GB 248 UGD 306/1/55: Records of Seager, Evans & Co Ltd;
• GB 0074 B/SGR/: Records of Seager, Evans & Co Ltd (London Metropolitan Archives, City of London);
• GB 0041 27M84: Records of Watney Mann Ltd (Hampshire Record Office);
• GB 094: Records of Watney Mann Ltd (City of Westminster Archives Centre);
• GB 074 2979: Records of Watney Mann Ltd (London Metropolitan Archives: City of London);
• GB 153 BR69-70: Records of Watney Mann Ltd (Norfolk Record Office).

This material is original