Old Town Brewery

Business: Thomson, Marshall and Co

Location: Aberdeen

Type: Brewery

The Old Town Brewery was located in the High Street in Old Aberdeen, near to King's College.

It was founded by Smith, Irvine & Co around 1790, who brewed there until the brewery and associated premises were sold in 1863. In an advertisement announcing the sale it was described as having malt barns that were capable of malting nearly 2,000 quarters (about 300 tons).

The brewery was acquired by Thomson, Marshall & Co and remained in their hands until 1890, when the partnership was dissolved and a new company - Thomson, Marshall & Co Ltd - was established to carry on the business.

At that point the brewery was described as having been largely rebuilt and extended in the 1880s. An artesian well had also been sunk "at considerable cost, giving a superabundant supply of water, excellent in quality".

The brewery then became known as the Aulton Brewery.

By 1913 much of the site had already been demolished in order to provide space for the New King's Building.

However, a small part of the brewery complex still survives on what is now the campus of the University of Aberdeen.