The Isle of Grains strategic importance for guarding the entrance to the River Medway had already been recognised with the construction of Grain Tower and in 1860 Royal Commission called for a casemated fort to be added around it. However this did not happen and Grain Fort was constructed as a separate site. The fort … Read more
hoe manufacturer Hawkins Inc was founded in 1850 by GeorgeThomas Hawkins . Originally started as a cottage industry, in 1883 Hawkins got down to serious business and in 1885 the construction of a factory at a location on the Overstone Road, Northampton was started. That same year it was producing riding boots for the Queen, … Read more
Founded in 1895 as Northern Electric and Manufacturing it was responsible for supplying telecommunications equipment for Canada’s fledgling telephone system. Nortel became a major player in the telecoms arena battling with both Avaya and Mitel for the biggest portion of the PBX market (Business telephone systems to keep it simple) but it also had a … Read more
The original estate was acquired in 1832 by Lewis Loyd (Samuels Father)for the princely sum of £117,000. On his fathers death in 1858 it passed to Samuel.Overstone House replaced the earlier dwelling Overstone Hall and was built for the banker Samuel Loyd in 1862, who was to become Lord Overstone for his services to finance. … Read more
