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[[Image:SIMONDS.JPG|thumb|H | [[File:Courage brewery Reading 19 July 1977.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]] | ||
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[[ | [[Image:SIMONDS.JPG|thumb|H & G Simonds Ltd., Reading. New Maltings. Brewers’ Journal 15th September 1899]] | ||
<big>'''H | [[image:Simonds info board.jpg|thumb|The Simonds' information board in Reading Town Centre]] | ||
[[File:Crown Cap Simonds Reading.JPG|thumb|Crown Cap Opener. Courtesy Rodney Jones]] | |||
[[File:Simonds advert zb.jpg|thumb]] | |||
[[File:Simonds_BurtonBradstock.jpg|thumb|American troops and locals at the Dove Inn, Burton Bradstock, in Dorset, 1944. Photo courtesy Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk]] | |||
<big>'''H & G Simonds Ltd,''' ''Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire.''</big> | |||
Founded 1768. | Founded in 1768. Registered in November 1885. | ||
Acquired by [[Courage & Co. Ltd]] in 1960 to form Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd. The Reading brewery became known as Courage (Central) Ltd. | |||
Brewing ceased here in 1979 when the [[Courage (Worton Grange)]] brewery opened. The Bridge Street brewery was demolished in 1983 and the site has been redeveloped as the Oracle shopping centre. | |||
* '''[http://www.simondsfamily.me.uk The Simonds' Family web site, courtesy Raymond Simonds]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: Acquisition and Closure Trail]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: Pubs Picture Gallery]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Berkshire]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in South-East England]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in the West Country]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Wales]]''' | |||
* '''[[Simonds Malta Brewery]]''' | |||
'''The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.''' | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Simonds Reading 10.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 1.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 2.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 3.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 4.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 5.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 6.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 7.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 8.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading 9.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Images of the brewery''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:simonds6a.jpg | |||
File:simonds1a.jpg | |||
File:simonds2a.jpg | |||
Simonds 1974.jpg |The brewery in 1974 | Simonds 1974.jpg |The brewery in 1974 | ||
Simonds Reading.jpg |The brewery in 1974 | Simonds Reading.jpg |The brewery in 1974 | ||
</gallery> | |||
'''Miscellaneous items''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Simonds Reading zx 1877.jpg|From 1877 | |||
File:simonds3a.jpg | |||
File:simonds5a.jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading material zx (2).jpg | |||
File:Simonds Reading material zx (1).jpg | |||
File:Simonds advert in Clapham.jpg|A pub sign still to be seen in Clapham, South London | |||
File:Simonds Reading Headington Oxford Fairview Inn 22 August 2009.jpg|Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:COURAGE READING RD zx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Courage Maltings Reading - 2010 - 2 - PG.jpg|Their Maltings in Reading 2020. Courtesy Paul Gunnell | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Taken by Keith Benjamin in December 2000, during the strip out for conversion to flats long after closure.''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (34).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (33).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (32).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (31).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (28).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (27).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (26).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (25).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (24).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (23).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (22).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (21).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (20).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (19).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (18).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (17).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (16).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (15).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (14).jpg | |||
File:Simonds maltings Keith Benjamin (13).jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Trucks, buses and trolleybuses''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
Simonds Belgium.jpg | Simonds Belgium.jpg | ||
Simonds malt 2.jpg | Simonds malt 2.jpg | ||
Simonds malt.jpg | Simonds malt.jpg | ||
DSCF6220.JPG|London bus with Simonds' advertising | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_22051967_MRussell.jpg|22 May 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_01061967_MRussell.jpg|1 June 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_24071967_MRussell01.jpg|24 July 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_10081967_MRussell.jpg|10 August 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_22101967_MRussell.jpg|22 October 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
File:ReadingSimonds_29101967_MRussell.jpg|29 October 1967. (c) Michael Russell | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Beers from the brewery''' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Simonds RD z,x.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Simonds RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Simonds RD zx (3).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Simonds RD zx (4).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Simonds RD zx (5).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
File:Simonds beer mat Rd zmx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | |||
SimondsRStout.jpg | |||
Simonds Coronation Ale 1911.jpg | |||
SimondsDarkG.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Trade Mark 6 |regno = 5,907|desc=Hop Leaf|date=23/5/1876|seventy=6 years | |||
|regno2 = 444,058|desc2=Cocktail label|date2=01/01/1924|seventy2=NO | |||
|regno3 = 484,447|desc3=Leaf|date3=29/09/1927|seventy3=NO | |||
|regno4 = 519,087|desc4=Hop Leaf|date4=31/12/1930|seventy4=NO | |||
|regno5 = 538,673|desc5=Words "SIMONDS" with large O containing Hop Leaf|date5=30/01/1933|seventy5=NO | |||
|regno6 = 538,985|desc6=Words "FORTIOR" for ales|date6=10/02/1933|seventy6=NO}} | |||
[[Category:Berkshire]] |
Latest revision as of 17:57, 12 May 2024
H & G Simonds Ltd, Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire.
Founded in 1768. Registered in November 1885.
Acquired by Courage & Co. Ltd in 1960 to form Courage, Barclay & Simonds Ltd. The Reading brewery became known as Courage (Central) Ltd.
Brewing ceased here in 1979 when the Courage (Worton Grange) brewery opened. The Bridge Street brewery was demolished in 1983 and the site has been redeveloped as the Oracle shopping centre.
- The Simonds' Family web site, courtesy Raymond Simonds
- Simonds Ltd: Acquisition and Closure Trail
- Simonds Ltd: Pubs Picture Gallery
- Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Berkshire
- Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire
- Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in South-East England
- Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in the West Country
- Simonds Ltd: List of Pubs in Wales
- Simonds Malta Brewery
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
Images of the brewery
Miscellaneous items
Taken by Keith Benjamin in December 2000, during the strip out for conversion to flats long after closure.
Trucks, buses and trolleybuses
Beers from the brewery
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