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unusual facts about J. Lyons and Co., Greenford



George Hillyard

He married Blanche Bingley, a six-time Wimbledon singles champion, on 13 July 1887 in Greenford, Middlesex.

J. Lyons and Co.

A descendant of the Salmon side of the original partnership is Nigella Lawson.

J. Lyons and Co., Greenford

Sold under the Lyons Maid brand, the factory was continually expanded as the company battled Unilever's Wall's Ice Cream brand.

Jeffrey Ennis

After leaving education he became a raw materials inspector with J. Lyons and Co. bakery in 1975 at Carlton, before becoming a teacher in 1976 initially at the Elston Hall Junior School in Fordhouses, Wolverhampton.

John Feckenham

Released by Queen Mary I on her accession in 1553, he returned to Bonner's service, became a prebendary of St Paul's, rector of Finchley, then of Greenford Magna, chaplain and confessor to the Queen, and then Dean of St Paul's (10 March 1554).

London Buses route 120

The weekday service was extended on 14 August 1976 from Greenford Station, via Oldfield Lane to the Lyons Maid Bridge Park factory.

London Tigers F.C.

London Tigers F.C. is a football club based in Greenford, in the London Borough of Ealing, England.

Northolt Rugby Football Club

Northolt RFC stayed there for 6 years until the grounds were closed down, at which point the club was relocated to its present location in Cayton Green Park, Cayton Road, Greenford.

Old Oak Common

The two former GWR main lines from London Paddington: the Great Western Main Line (GWML) of 1838-1841 to Bristol Temple Meads railway station (passing through Slough, Reading and Swindon), and the 1903 New North Main Line (NNML) via Greenford to Northolt Junction, which is the start of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway line, split at Old Oak junction.

Rockware Glass

Rockware's former works by the Grand Union Canal in Greenford, London, developed from W.A.Bailey's glassworks founded in 1900 and Purex lead works.


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