• Watney Combe & Reid was a leading brewery in London. At its peak in the 1930s it was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London...
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  • member of the Watney family of brewers, director of the brewing firm Watney Combe & Reid, and a motor dealer and enthusiast. In 1903 he had a showroom in...
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  • nineteenth century, before being acquired by Watney in 1898, thus forming Watney Combe & Reid. The Woodyard Brewery, of Castle Street, Long Acre, situated midway...
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  • The Watney family is an English family known for its association with the brewing firm Watney Combe & Reid, as well as for its political activities, philanthropy...
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    of £2 million. Reid merged with rival London brewers Watney and Combe in 1898. The Griffin Brewery in Clerkenwell was closed. The Reid brand name continued...
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    James Watney & Co., which in 1898 became Watney Combe & Reid after acquiring Messrs. Combe Delafield and Co. and Messrs. Reid and Co. When Watney's Stag...
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    death in 1884, Watney & Co Ltd became a private limited company in 1885. In 1898, it acquired Messrs. Combe Delafield and Co. and Messrs. Reid and Co., and...
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    Teddington Richmond Brewery Stores Sun Inn, Barnes Twickenham Fine Ales Watney Combe & Reid White Cross, Richmond The White Swan, Twickenham Theatres, cinemas...
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    Teddington Richmond Brewery Stores Sun Inn, Barnes Twickenham Fine Ales Watney Combe & Reid White Cross, Richmond The White Swan, Twickenham Theatres, cinemas...
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    James Watney & Co. and Reid and Co., and was subsequently known as Watney Combe & Reid. The amalgamated company was the largest brewer in London. Combe died...
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