John Young had been a brewer in Peterhead before moving to Fisherrow. He initially worked for William Whitelaw & Son, but established John Young & Co to take on the Ladywell Brewery in 1886, following the death of the tenant, Thomas Millar. John Young & Co registered a trademark in 1886 which consisted of a large letter 'Y' with '&' and 'Co' on either side.
In 1891, John Young & Company Limited (Scottish Company No. 2154) was established to acquire the business and the associated Ladywell Brewery.
Location: Fisherrow
Active: 1886 - 1891
Status: Converted
The Ladywell Brewery stretched north from the High Street, on a long piece of land, to New Street. Most of the site has been cleared for a modern housing development, but the company offices survive on the High Street, converted to private residences.
Books and periodicals
Burns, E. Scottish brewery trade marks, 1876 to 1900. Glasgow: Tartan Hippo, 1986.
Lawrie, J. Honesty brewing: a history of the breweries, maltings and distilleries of Musselburgh and Fisherrow. Kennoway: Spiderwize, 2009.
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