Really nice pottery jug by Shorter Bros, Elephant Pottery SE1 for Mann Crossman & Paulin Ltd.

Height is 10cm and diameter at widest point is 12cm. In good condition but does have a small chip to the base, please see photographs.

The Albion Brewery was built in 1808. Became Blake & Mann in June 1819 and James Mann was in control in 1826. Crossman and Paulin became partners in 1846. Registered October 1901.

Merged with Watney, Combe, Reid & Co. Ltd in 1958 to form Watney Mann Ltd. The Albion Brewery closed in 1979. Parts remain standing.

Even after the closure of Mann's brewery, the company became a trading division of the Watney-Mann group, and the company's 'George & Dragon' trade mark became a common feature on pub signs in Britain, even in areas many miles removed from the original trading area.