Acton Alderman, Mayor of Acton 1925-6, and member of the Gunnersbury Park Joint Committee in 1926.
has photos of a ghost sign on a house in Langley Drive W3, on the corner with Mill Hill Road. The painted text reads "R. Hewett, Limited. Builders & Decorators Contractors for Renovations, Drainage & Alterations. Cleveland Works, Acton Green, W.4. Phone 37 Chiswick. Est'd 1900." And the site's commentary includes: "The company traded under the name "R. J. Hewett" and by the mid-1910 consisted of a partnership between Richard John Hewett and William Spelter Alger. This partnership was dissolved in May 1916. Three years later, Richard J. Hewett was back in business and The Builder could inform its readers that "R. Hewett Ltd" had been "registered on 13th January 1919 to acquire and carry on the business of builder and decorator." ... Richard J. Hewett died on 28th June 1935. At the time of his death, he lived in Creswick Road". We think this must be our man.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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