Thomas Vernor ran a brewery on the site of what became known as the Fisherrow Brewery from at least 1741. His son Robert Vernor inherited the brewery in the 1780s.
Location: Fisherrow
Active: 1740s - 1780s
Status: Transferred
The Fisherrow Brewery was situated on the east side of Fisher's Wynd and grew from a brewhouse, malt barns and stables, arranged around a cobbled yard, to a large complex that extended from the High Street to New Street. The site is now mainly occupied by a post-war housing development.
Books and periodicals
Lawrie, J. Honesty brewing: a history of the breweries, maltings and distilleries of Musselburgh and Fisherrow. Kennoway: Spiderwize, 2009.
