Ardgowan Distillery Co
From Graces Guide
Grain whisky distillers, Greenock
1896 Ardgowan Distillery Company Limited was incorporated, with capital of £100,000. It registered office was at 47 Hope Street, Glasgow.[1]
1898 The new distillery began production in spite of the incomplete state of the works.[2]
1899 The company was granted permission to erect a six storey bonded warehouse.[3]
1902 The company was acquired by the Distillers Co as part of a plan to restrict the over-production of grain whisky.
1903 A fire, considered the most serious that had ever taken place in Greenock, had its origin in one of the company's stores, which contained up to one million gallons of whisky.[4]
1907 The company went into voluntary liquidation.[5]
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Sources of Information
- National Records of Scotland BT2/3276
- Brian Townsend "Scotch Missed: The Original Guide to the Lost Distilleries of Scotland" (Fourth Edition 2015)