Friary Meux Ltd Metal Menu Holder

Friary Meux Ltd metal menu holder dating from the 1950s.

Friary, Holroyd & Healy's Breweries Ltd

The Friary Brewery, located on Commercial Road, Guildford, was established in 1865.
When George Holroyd's Byfleet Brewery, with 15 public houses, was acquired in 1889, the Company was registered as Friary & Holroyd Ltd.
Healy & Co. of Chertsey, with its Crown Brewery and 27 public houses, was purchased in 1890, but it was not until 1895 that the Company was registered as Friary, Holroyd & Healy's Breweries Ltd.

Meux's Brewery Co. Ltd

London based Meux's Brewery Co Ltd, on the other hand, was founded around 1764.
The Company and its Horseshoe Brewery was registered in 1888.
Brewing was transferred to Thorne Brothers former Nine Elms Brewery in 1921.
The original Horseshoe Brewery was demolished in 1922, and the Nine Elms Brewery was renamed the Horseshoe Brewery.

Friary Meux Ltd

Friary, Holroyd & Healy's Breweries Ltd merged with Meux's Brewery Co. Ltd in 1956, to form Friary Meux Ltd.
The merged Company entered into liquidation in 1961, and was acquired by Allied Breweries Ltd in 1964.
The Horseshoe Brewery closed that year, and the Friary Brewery ceased brewing in 1969, when all production was transferred to Ind Coope's brewery in Romford, Essex.
The Friary Brewery was demolished during 1973 and 1974.
The site was redeveloped as a shopping centre and bus station.
The Friary Meux brand was later revived by Allied Breweries Ltd in 1979, but was discontinued by the Carlsberg-Tetley Group in 1997.