Watney Combe & Reid
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Watney Combe & Reid was a leading brewing business in London. At its peak in the 1930's it was a constituent of the FT30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.
The Watney family were the main partners in the Stag Brewery of Pimlico for much of the 19th century.[1] In 1837 James Watney became a partner in the brewery, as did his sons James and Norman in 1856.[1] On his death in 1884 the brewery became a private limited company.[1]
In 1898 it acquired Messrs. Combe Delafield and Co. and Messrs. Reid and Co., and was thereafter known as Messrs. Watney Combe and Reid.[1]
Watney Mann was formed in 1958 with the merger of Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd with Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd. This business merged with Grand Metropolitan Hotels in 1972.
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