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Greenford history
Greenford was an ancient parish in the historic Elthorne Hundred, county of Middlesex. Greenford is one of several ancient parishes in the Elthorn Hundred.
Industrial
Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern organic chemical industry . William Perkin’s chemical factory in North Greenford, by the Grand Union Canal, discovered the world’s first aniline dye in March 1856 . Queen Elizabeth I would only eat bread made from wheat grown in Greenford .
J. Lyons and Co.
J Lyons and Co. were looking for a secondary site on which to expand production beyond Cadby Hall, Hammersmith . In 1921 they bought the first piece of an eventual 63 acres (25 ha) site . Location close to good transport links from both the Grand Union Canal and the Great Western Railway’s Great Western Main Line .
Art and culture
The Who were introduced to the audience of the Oldfield Tavern as the Who in 1964 . The group met a drummer there called Keith Moon at the pub . The tavern has since been replaced by a small block of flats and a Texaco petrol station .
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With 109 travel places to explore on our Greenford travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Greenford as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Greenford map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Greenford history from Walkfo).
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