Collection GB 0074 ACC/1320 - WATNEY MANN LIMITED {BREWERS}

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Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1320

Title

WATNEY MANN LIMITED {BREWERS}

Date(s)

  • 1895-1934 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

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Biographical history

Watney, Combe, Reid and Co Ltd was formed in 1898 when a merger was negotiated between Watney and Co Ltd of the Stag Brewery, Pimlico; Combe and Co Ltd of the Wood Yard Brewery, Long Acre and Reid's Brewery Co Ltd, of the Griffin Brewery, Clerkenwell. Following the merger the company was the largest brewing concern in the United Kingdom, and was based at Watney's Stag Brewery in Pimlico.

In 1953 Watney purchased (jointly with Beecham Group Ltd) the franchise for Coca-Cola in south and northwest England, setting up Coca-Cola Southern Bottlers Ltd in 1956.

In 1956 it was decided that the Stag Brewery offered no further scope for expansion. Mann, Crossman and Paulin Ltd of Whitechapel was acquired to provide a new London brewery, and its name was changed to Watney Mann Ltd.

In 1962 the trading assets of Watney Mann Ltd were transferred to Watney, Combe, Reid and Co Ltd and it became a holding company. In 1972 Watney Mann was acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels and was merged with Truman, Hanbury, Buxton and Co Ltd in 1974. In the 1990s it was Watney Mann and Truman (Holdings) Ltd.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1320 1895-1934 Collection 0.01 linear metres Watney Mann Ltd , brewers
Combe and Co Ltd , brewers

Watney, Combe, Reid and Co Ltd was formed in 1898 when a merger was negotiated between Watney and Co Ltd of the Stag Brewery, Pimlico; Combe and Co Ltd of the Wood Yard Brewery, Long Acre and Reid's Brewery Co Ltd, of the Griffin Brewery, Clerkenwell. Following the merger the company was the largest brewing concern in the United Kingdom, and was based at Watney's Stag Brewery in Pimlico.

In 1953 Watney purchased (jointly with Beecham Group Ltd) the franchise for Coca-Cola in south and northwest England, setting up Coca-Cola Southern Bottlers Ltd in 1956.

In 1956 it was decided that the Stag Brewery offered no further scope for expansion. Mann, Crossman and Paulin Ltd of Whitechapel was acquired to provide a new London brewery, and its name was changed to Watney Mann Ltd.

In 1962 the trading assets of Watney Mann Ltd were transferred to Watney, Combe, Reid and Co Ltd and it became a holding company. In 1972 Watney Mann was acquired by Grand Metropolitan Hotels and was merged with Truman, Hanbury, Buxton and Co Ltd in 1974. In the 1990s it was Watney Mann and Truman (Holdings) Ltd.

Received in 1976 (ACC/1320)

Records of Watney Mann Ltd, 1895-1934, comprising inventories of fixtures, fittings and effects at the "Bird in Hand", Tottenhall Road, Palmers Green and the "Bell", Chase Side, Southgate; and a fire insurance policy for "Milford Arms", Spring Grove, Isleworth (originally owned by Combe and Co who merged with Watney and Co).

ACC/1320/001 - ACC/1320/005

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For further records of Watney Mann held at the LMA, see ACC/1311, ACC/1348 and ACC/1290. For records of Watney Combe Reid at the LMA see ACC/2979, ACC/1399 and ACC/0735.

For further records of Watney Combe Reid and Watney Mann Ltd see also Westminster City Archives.

For more information please see Hurford Janes The Red Barrel. A History of Watney Mann (1963) or Walter Pearce Serocold The Story of Watneys (1949). Also Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton The Brewing Industry: a guide to historical records (1990), LMA Library Reference 60.43 RIC.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1976 (ACC/1320)

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Scope and content

Records of Watney Mann Ltd, 1895-1934, comprising inventories of fixtures, fittings and effects at the "Bird in Hand", Tottenhall Road, Palmers Green and the "Bell", Chase Side, Southgate; and a fire insurance policy for "Milford Arms", Spring Grove, Isleworth (originally owned by Combe and Co who merged with Watney and Co).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/1320/001 - ACC/1320/005

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Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For further records of Watney Mann held at the LMA, see ACC/1311, ACC/1348 and ACC/1290. For records of Watney Combe Reid at the LMA see ACC/2979, ACC/1399 and ACC/0735.

For further records of Watney Combe Reid and Watney Mann Ltd see also Westminster City Archives.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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