sentences: "James Deuchar & Sons Ltd.", a Newcastle upon Tyne based brewery (which would go on to form Scottish & Newcastle) owned the building during the 19th Century.The brewery was closed by Scottish & Newcastle before being quickly purchased in 1957 by "Macnab Distilleries Ltd" of which Joseph W. Hobbs, the proprietor of the Ben Nevis Distillery in Fort William, was a shareholder.