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[[File:Crown Cap Simonds Reading.JPG|thumb|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones]] | [[File:Crown Cap Simonds Reading.JPG|thumb|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones]] | ||
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[[File:Simonds_BurtonBradstock.jpg|thumb|American troops and locals at the Dove Inn, Burton Bradstock, in Dorset, 1944. Photo courtesy Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk]] | |||
<big>'''H & G Simonds Ltd''', ''Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire.''</big> | <big>'''H & G Simonds Ltd''', ''Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire.''</big> | ||
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Acquired by [[Courage & Co. Ltd]] in 1960 to form Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd. The Reading brewery became known as Courage (Central) Ltd. | Acquired by [[Courage & Co. Ltd]] in 1960 to form Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd. The Reading brewery became known as Courage (Central) Ltd. | ||
Brewing ceased here in 1979 when the [[Courage (Worton Grange)]] brewery opened. | Brewing ceased here in 1979 when the [[Courage (Worton Grange)]] brewery opened. The Bridge Street brewery was demolished in 1983 and the site has been redeveloped as the Oracle shopping centre. | ||
The Bridge Street brewery was demolished in 1983 and the site has been redeveloped as the Oracle shopping centre. | |||
* '''Link to the Simonds Family web site created by Raymond Simonds [http://www.simondsfamily.me.uk/]''' | * '''Link to the Simonds Family web site created by Raymond Simonds [http://www.simondsfamily.me.uk/]''' | ||
* '''[[List of Simonds Ltd Pubs]]''' | * '''[[List of Simonds Ltd Pubs]]''' | ||
* '''[[Simonds Malta Brewery]]''' | |||
*[[Simonds Malta Brewery]]''' | |||
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'''Images of the brewery''' | '''Images of the brewery''' |
Revision as of 12:36, 26 November 2020
H & G Simonds Ltd, Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire.
Founded in 1768. Registered in November 1885.
Acquired by Courage & Co. Ltd in 1960 to form Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd. The Reading brewery became known as Courage (Central) Ltd.
Brewing ceased here in 1979 when the Courage (Worton Grange) brewery opened. The Bridge Street brewery was demolished in 1983 and the site has been redeveloped as the Oracle shopping centre.
- Link to the Simonds Family web site created by Raymond Simonds [1]
- List of Simonds Ltd Pubs
- Simonds Malta Brewery
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
Images of the brewery
Trucks, buses and trolleybuses
Beers from the brewery
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