From the earliest days of the Garden City, manufacturers have been encouraged to set up their factories here. From cereals to corsets, face cream to silks, all sorts of industries have had their home in WGC.
Angelino Arts
Hatfield based company
Barclay Corsets
Did you work for this company?
Barcley Corsets
A little bit of the Garden City lost forever
Calling all ICI Plastics Employees
What do you remember about the company?
Cresta Silks
founded by Tom Heron
Danish Bacon Co.
Convoy of Equipment
Eylure
False finger nails and eyelashes
Hatfield Aerodrome
Construction using Dawnay steel.
Stocking Factory
Welwyn Garden City
Sweets for All! 1938
The Garden City Candy Co.
Welwyn Garden City Industrial Growth - pre 1940
Do you know anybody who worked for any of these companies?