Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd

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From Noted Breweries by Alfred Barnard 1890
From Noted Breweries by Alfred Barnard 1890
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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.

Registered as above June 1898 to amalgamate Watney & Co. Ltd; Combe & Co. Ltd. and Reid's Brewery Co. Ltd.

Merged with Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd. 1958 to form Watney Mann Ltd.

The Stag Brewery was closed on 23rd April 1959 and brewing was concentrated at Mann's Albion Brewery and Mortlake.

Acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels Ltd. 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 assortment of images of the brewery

Entry in the Trade Mark Registry

Registration No  : 27,262
Description  : Stag & Mountains
Date of Application  : 16/12/1881
Used Prior to 1875?  : 80 years

Registration No  : 479,394
Description  : Advert for "BROWNIE”
Date of Application  : 01/04/1927
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 496,257/8/9
Description  : Words "WATNEY”/ "COMBES”/ "REIDS”
Date of Application  : 23/10/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 496,585
Description  : Cremorne Gates
Date of Application  : 01/11/1928
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO

Registration No  : 542,562
Description  : Label
Date of Application  : 26/06/1933
Used Prior to 1875?  : NO