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* Amalgamated with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]] of Manchester in August 1960 with 1,124 houses. | * Amalgamated with [[Wilsons Brewery Ltd]] of Manchester in August 1960 with 1,124 houses. | ||
* Phipps Northampton Brewery Co. Ltd (see [[Phipps & Co. Ltd]]) were also acquired in 1960 with 1,171 houses. Ceased brewing in 1972 | |||
* [[Drybrough & Co. Ltd]] of Edinburgh were acquired in 1965 with 441 houses. The brewery was then sold to Allied-Lyons in January 1987 with 187 tied houses and brewing ceased there in the same month. | * [[Drybrough & Co. Ltd]] of Edinburgh were acquired in 1965 with 441 houses. The brewery was then sold to Allied-Lyons in January 1987 with 187 tied houses and brewing ceased there in the same month. |
Revision as of 18:40, 24 April 2019
Watney Mann Ltd
Formed in 1958 by the merger of: Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd and Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd.
- Merged with Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd with their approx. 900 houses in May 1960.
- Amalgamated with Wilsons Brewery Ltd of Manchester in August 1960 with 1,124 houses.
- Phipps Northampton Brewery Co. Ltd (see Phipps & Co. Ltd) were also acquired in 1960 with 1,171 houses. Ceased brewing in 1972
- Drybrough & Co. Ltd of Edinburgh were acquired in 1965 with 441 houses. The brewery was then sold to Allied-Lyons in January 1987 with 187 tied houses and brewing ceased there in the same month.
- In 1972, they acquired Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd of Halifax with 288 houses.
In 1974, they were taken over by Grand Metropolitan Hotels.