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Revision as of 12:12, 10 August 2021
Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd, Stag Brewery, Pimlico, London SW1
Founded by William Greene 1641. Came under the control of James Watney 1858.
Registered 1885 as Watney & Co. Ltd. In 1889, they acquired the Mortlake brewery of Phillips, More & Co. Ltd.
Registered as Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd in June 1898 to amalgamate Watney & Co. Ltd; Combe & Co. Ltd, Woodyard Brewery; and Reid's Brewery Co. Ltd, Griffin Brewery.
They merged with Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd in 1958 to form Watney Mann Ltd. The Pimlico Brewery was closed on 23rd April 1959 and brewing was concentrated at Mann's Albion Brewery and Watney's Brewery at Mortlake; the latter was renamed 'Stag Brewery' at this time.
Acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels Ltd in 1972 and was merged with Truman, Hanbury & Buxton & Co. Ltd in 1974.
The Hind Statue once in the front of the offices is now located in Lockmeadow shopping mall, Maidstone.
An interesting video has been produced by the Westminster Archives covering life at the Stag Brewery:- [[1]]
- The Watney Family
- Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd: Takeover and Closure Trail up to 1958
- List of Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd pubs
The Pimlico brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
An assortment of images of the brewery
Images of the demolition of the Stag Brewery in 1959
Miscellaneous:
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