Gilbey, W & A, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Gilbey, Sir Walter
- Justerini & Brooks
- International Distillers & Vintners Ltd
- Watney Mann
- Chateau Loudenne
- Gilbey, Alfred
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Camden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Beverage production
Distilling & blending
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Wine, spirit, beer, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to 1857 when established at Oxford Street, London, by (Sir) Walter, 1831-1914, and Alfred Gilbey as wine merchants/importers. Grew very rapidly so that by 1860 were third largest wine importers. 1875 acquired Medoc vineyard. Established London gin distillery and, in 1880s, also whisky distilleries in Scotland. Incorporated 1893. 1962 merged with Justerini & Brooks and others to form International Distillers & Vintners Ltd which was acquired in 1972 by Watney Mann
Publications:
- Four in Hand. A history of W & A Gilbey Ltd, 1857-1957 by Gold, Alec H
- Gilbeys, Wine and Horses by Kidd, Jane
- Half a Century of Successful Trade; being a sketch of the rise and development of the business of W & A Gilbey, 1857-1907 by Maxwell, Herbert E
- Merchants of Wine; being a centenary account of the fortunes of the house of Gilbey by Waugh, Alec
- 'Messrs W & A Gilbey. A fortune from wines and spirits' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- 'Selling the "illusion" of the brand. W & A Gilbey' in T Hands, Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Beyond the spectre of the drunkard by Hands, Thorna
- Three Quarters of a Century of Successful Trade; being a sketch of the rise and development of the business of W & A Gilbey from 1857 by Maxwell, Herbert E, et al
- Victorian Vineyard. Chateau Loudenne and the Gilbeys by Faith, Nicholas
- 'Walter and Alfred Gilbey' in J Whitehead, Growth of Camden Town by Whitehead, Jack
- ‘Competition is useless’. How Gilbey's retail and marketing innovation dominated the British wine and spirits market, 1857-1922 by Harding, Graham
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gilbey, Sir Walter
- Justerini & Brooks
- International Distillers & Vintners Ltd
- Watney Mann
- Chateau Loudenne
- Gilbey, Alfred
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Camden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Beverage production Distilling & blending
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Wine, spirit, beer, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to 1857 when established at Oxford Street, London, by (Sir) Walter, 1831-1914, and Alfred Gilbey as wine merchants/importers. Grew very rapidly so that by 1860 were third largest wine importers. 1875 acquired Medoc vineyard. Established London gin distillery and, in 1880s, also whisky distilleries in Scotland. Incorporated 1893. 1962 merged with Justerini & Brooks and others to form International Distillers & Vintners Ltd which was acquired in 1972 by Watney MannPublications:
- Four in Hand. A history of W & A Gilbey Ltd, 1857-1957 by Gold, Alec H
- Gilbeys, Wine and Horses by Kidd, Jane
- Half a Century of Successful Trade; being a sketch of the rise and development of the business of W & A Gilbey, 1857-1907 by Maxwell, Herbert E
- Merchants of Wine; being a centenary account of the fortunes of the house of Gilbey by Waugh, Alec
- 'Messrs W & A Gilbey. A fortune from wines and spirits' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- 'Selling the "illusion" of the brand. W & A Gilbey' in T Hands, Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Beyond the spectre of the drunkard by Hands, Thorna
- Three Quarters of a Century of Successful Trade; being a sketch of the rise and development of the business of W & A Gilbey from 1857 by Maxwell, Herbert E, et al
- Victorian Vineyard. Chateau Loudenne and the Gilbeys by Faith, Nicholas
- 'Walter and Alfred Gilbey' in J Whitehead, Growth of Camden Town by Whitehead, Jack
- ‘Competition is useless’. How Gilbey's retail and marketing innovation dominated the British wine and spirits market, 1857-1922 by Harding, Graham