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Dyeworks and bonded store, No 546 Ballater Street, Glasgow This large U-plan block of six-storeyed bonded warehouses was built in 1897-1900 for C & D Gray and A & J Walker, proprietors of the Adelphi Distillery, about 1km to the west, to mature their grain whisky. It was constructed in three sections, all designed by Burnet & Boston, architects. This shows the warehouse from the south-east. Its severely functional design is evident. It was built on the site of the Adelphi Dyeworks, part of which, built in about 1878, was incorporated in this complex. Construction of this warehouse complex began in the whisky boom of the mid-1890s. By the time it was completed the boom had collapsed. The Adelphi Distillery was closed in 1907, after it was taken over by The Distillers' Co Ltd. who were still using these warehouses in 1965. They have since been demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN. '