By the Thirties the Lea Valley contained the largest concentration of greenhouses in the world.
Indeed Tesco headquarters is at Cheshunt because that was near the glasshouses and salad supplies.
The Lowewood Museum at Broxbourne is looking for old film and pictures.
“Jim Lewis is an extraordinary man” says architect Terry Farrell who credits him with revealing that the Lea Valley was the cradle of the post-industrial revolution.
It was thanks to Richard Rutter at the Lee Valley Park, now with British Waterways, that I first came across Dr Lewis. That was ten years ago.
Another book soon followed [...]
Forman’s, the smoked salmon company forced to relocate as it was in the Olympic Park, found a new site on Fish Island.
The company has launched a webcam showing the Lea Valley Walk towpath just above Old Ford Lock with the Olympic stadium beyond. You can watch progress.