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Registered June 1888 as More & Co. Ltd.  
Registered June 1888 as More & Co. Ltd.  


Acquired by Watney & Co. Ltd. in 1889 and renamed the Stag Brewery in 1959 after the closure of Watney’s Stag Brewery, Westminster.
Acquired by Watney & Co. Ltd. in 1889. Watney amalgamated with Combe's and Reid's in 1898 to form [[Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd]].


Acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels in 1972 and was merged with Truman, Hanbury & Buxton in 1974.  
The Mortlake brewery was renamed the Stag Brewery in 1959 after the closure of Watney’s Stag Brewery in Pimlico.


After further changes of ownership (Elders XL 1990,Courage brewing 1991, ABInBev 2002) it is scheduled to be closed in 2014.
After further changes of ownership (Elders XL 1990, Courage brewing 1991, ABInBev 2002) it is scheduled to be closed in 2014.




'''An assortment of views of the brewery'''
'''An assortment of views of the brewery'''
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File:Mortlake FVs 1964.jpg|The brewery in 1964
File:Mortlake FVs 1964.jpg|The brewery in 1964
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'''A view of the brewery site, March 2018. Courtesy Evelyn & Paul Williams'''
'''A view of the brewery site, March 2018. Courtesy Evelyn & Paul Williams'''
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File:War memorial marker.jpg|One of the War Memorials at the site
File:War memorial marker.jpg|One of the War Memorials at the site

Revision as of 19:22, 17 September 2018

Messrs. Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd., New Tun Room, Mortlake, London. Brewers' Journal 15th February 1902
The Mortlake Brewery Staff circa 1920.

Phillips, More & Co. Ltd, Mortlake Brewery, 14 Mortlake High Street, London SW14.

Founded at the near-by Manor House in the 15th Century.

Acquired by Charles James Phillips in the 1840s.

Registered June 1888 as More & Co. Ltd.

Acquired by Watney & Co. Ltd. in 1889. Watney amalgamated with Combe's and Reid's in 1898 to form Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd.

The Mortlake brewery was renamed the Stag Brewery in 1959 after the closure of Watney’s Stag Brewery in Pimlico.

After further changes of ownership (Elders XL 1990, Courage brewing 1991, ABInBev 2002) it is scheduled to be closed in 2014.


An assortment of views of the brewery


A view of the brewery site, March 2018. Courtesy Evelyn & Paul Williams