Pincott Road, No 27: Watneys off-licence
Partial / Incomplete Date | March 1963 |
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Area | Merton |
Copyright 1 | Mr R.W. Sims |
Picture Reference | MerMor_Streets_Ph_Pi_39-10 |
Original Format | Photo |
Notes / History | Off-licenses developed from the 1830 Beer Act. Selling a variety of alcohol for home consumption, they can be independent, or affiliated to a particular brewery. For instance, the chief supplier for this Merton shop was the Watneys, a successful brewing dynasty which developed from tiny beginnings in the Wimbledon area. |