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Old Brewery, 24 Mansons Lane, Thurso

A Category B Listed Building in Thurso, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5936 / 58°35'37"N

Longitude: -3.5192 / 3°31'9"W

OS Eastings: 311793

OS Northings: 968292

OS Grid: ND117682

Mapcode National: GBR K6P0.LMR

Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.X8CD

Plus Code: 9CCRHFVJ+C8

Entry Name: Old Brewery, 24 Mansons Lane, Thurso

Listing Name: 22, 24, Manson's Lane the Brewer's House (22) and Old Brewery (24)

Listing Date: 15 August 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388413

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41998

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388413

Location: Thurso

County: Highland

Town: Thurso

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Circa 1800. Continuous SW facing range of 2-storey, 3-bay
brewer's house and 3-storey, 6-bay brewery, with same roof
height; brewery gable end to Riverside Place with
2-storey single bay return elevation flanking entrance
to former hollow square. Further single and 2-storey
truncated range flanks Riverside Place entrance, the
SE portion (23 Riverside Place) being restored and rendered.
Elsewhere harl pointed pinned rubble. No 22 Manson's Lane;
centre door; 1st floor windows in outer bays only; single
ground and 1st floor windows in return NW elevation; end
and ridge stacks; No 24 Manson's Lane; mainly regular
fenestration with smaller windows in ground and 2nd floors. 2
entrances in upper end of building close to brewer's house;
symmetrical fenestration in 1st and 2nd floors of gable end,
blocked door at base with later inserted window. Large
door slapped in return wing. Remains of forestair at rear.
Crowstepped gables; mainly corrugated iron roofs, though
some Caithness slating survives on Riverside Place
elevations.

Statement of Interest

Former brewer's house and brewery in poor state of repair.

See also 23, Riverside Place.

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