James Lyon Guild and Richard Wyllie formed the partnership of Guild & Wyllie, in 1887, to acquire the Thornbush Brewery from George Black of the Thornbush Brewery Company.
The partnership was dissolved in 1894, and James carried on the business under the name Guild & Co.
Richard moved south to take up a position with Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd in Burton-upon-Trent, before becoming the general manager of the Cheltenham Original Brewery.
The company's trademark was a view of Inverness Castle.
Amongst the beers produced by the company was Light Dinner Ale.
Location: Inverness
Active: 1887 - 1894
Status: Dissolved
The Thornbush Brewery was located in Kessock Road, and was added to several times during its history. Most of the buildings still stand and are currently used by a plumbers' merchant.
