London Industrial
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London's Industrial Manufacturing Heritage by Mark Amies.
Author & Contributor on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show.
https://wordsbymarkamies.com/category/industry/
https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/a/mark-amies.html
Author & Contributor on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show.
https://wordsbymarkamies.com/category/industry/
https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/a/mark-amies.html
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My two published books - London's Industrial Past and Flying Up The Edgware Road.
Available through the Amberley website and all good book selling platforms.
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Available through the Amberley website and all good book selling platforms.
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This is the original Bankside Power Station, where Tate Modern now stands. Photo by my father in 1949, from my post exploring a Bankside Panorama, Then and Now at alondoninheritance.com/londonvistas...
December 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is the original Bankside Power Station, where Tate Modern now stands. Photo by my father in 1949, from my post exploring a Bankside Panorama, Then and Now at alondoninheritance.com/londonvistas...
Every Ready, of Holloway, London, N7.
Dec 1965: Solar 400 ad from Ever Ready
(+Solar 300 and Solar 200)
«Square and with it, the torch that's light-years ahead»
(+Solar 300 and Solar 200)
«Square and with it, the torch that's light-years ahead»
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Every Ready, of Holloway, London, N7.
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Cover of the day: from 1968, here is the Cement and Concrete Association’s brochure on the Western Avenue Extension aka Westway. It was published two years prior to the opening of the Westway, so it’s all artists’ impressions:
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Cover of the day: from 1968, here is the Cement and Concrete Association’s brochure on the Western Avenue Extension aka Westway. It was published two years prior to the opening of the Westway, so it’s all artists’ impressions:
Made in Perivale.
Dec 1935: Hoover ad
(+Dusting Tools)
«It BEATS... as it Sweeps... as it Cleans»
(+Dusting Tools)
«It BEATS... as it Sweeps... as it Cleans»
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Made in Perivale.
Posters at the London Transport Museum.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Posters at the London Transport Museum.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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We've all seen these awful ai-generated animations derived from genuine old photos.
Here's my take on it.
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...
Here's my take on it.
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai.
Via Facebook. This morning I was scrolling through Facebook, which was once an amusing past time, but now fast becoming tedious and soulless. Thanks to the way Meta have messed it, I miss a great m…
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November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We've all seen these awful ai-generated animations derived from genuine old photos.
Here's my take on it.
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...
Here's my take on it.
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...
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"The finest mattress made" : c.1930 publicity brochure from the bedmaking company whose works were then situated at the still eponymously named junction of the Edgware Road, North Circular and M1 in north London. Staples, formed in 1895, had links to the Heal's furnishings family.
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![Staples Mattress : publicity brochure : Staples & Co. Ltd. : London : nd [c.1930]. A finely printed advertising brochure giving details of Staples metal bedframes and mattresses. The company's history was tied to that of the Heal family, the famous store owners. In 1895 Ambrose Heal acquired the UK patent rights to a sprung upholstery improvement from an American, John Staples. Heal set his son Harold up in business in Deptford to manufacture bedding and this became Staples & Co.
In 1910 the company passed into the sole control of Harold and in 1919 it became a private limited company. The move to Cricklewood and a purpose built factory came in 1926 and the site, on the junction of Edgware Road and the new North Circular Road became known as "Staples Corner". The company went on to become one of the best known maufacturers of bed frames, divans and mattresses gaining a Royal Warrant in 1923. Staples was acquired by competitor Myers in 1986 and production left the north London factory. Despite several changes of owners the Staples brand is still in use.
The company had high standards of advertising and publicity as evidenced here as well as a strong 'brand identity', using the Royal Warrant, with a standard serif typeface and strapline - "the finest Mattress made" - in italised script. This brochure, that includes a die-stamped relief warrant, has no printer but it could well be someone such as the Baynard Press.
The landscape format cover is in bright red with the Royal Warrant centred, diestanped in gold, and with the title "Staples Mattress" underneath also in gold. Below in black script lettering "The finest mattress made". The side edges are bordered in a black/gold linear pattern leading to buff card edges.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqh2atawixxlb6ncx2fh73r6/bafkreifzdcenwrvhjgbp2f67uepx4uvrmvxoikjpjwrlp3up2wjwz6l3rq@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"The finest mattress made" : c.1930 publicity brochure from the bedmaking company whose works were then situated at the still eponymously named junction of the Edgware Road, North Circular and M1 in north London. Staples, formed in 1895, had links to the Heal's furnishings family.
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Flying Up The Edgware Road, available to buy now.
YouTube video by Mark Amies
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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A short video I did the other day.
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When Kilburn was Home to an Aircraft Factory.
YouTube video by Mark Amies
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November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A short video I did the other day.
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Attending this evening.
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Attending this evening.
Fascinated by this small ad for Vitality Bulbs. Its amazing g to think that London was once home to a myriad of small factories, making allsorts of products that have now long gone. Graces Guide has a bit more on Vitality here -
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October 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Fascinated by this small ad for Vitality Bulbs. Its amazing g to think that London was once home to a myriad of small factories, making allsorts of products that have now long gone. Graces Guide has a bit more on Vitality here -
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One for your diary.
October 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
One for your diary.
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Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
The company has its roots in East London.
Oct 1960: Sportscord Slacks ad from Lee Cooper
(+Tartan Trews and casual wear)
«Gay and bright! - Fashion right!»
(+Tartan Trews and casual wear)
«Gay and bright! - Fashion right!»
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The company has its roots in East London.
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211 years ago, on the 17th of October 1814, eight people died in the London Beer Flood. One vat of porter had burst at Horse Shoe Brewery, causing a chain reaction of destruction which eventually resulted in a ‘wave of beer’ destroying a wall and flooding St Giles Rookery. #otd #history 🗃️
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
One for your diary.
October 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
One for your diary.
Yesteryear my publisher informed me that my book proposal has been accepted. 🙂
It's been a long time sone my last book (three years this month), so it is about time.
It's been a long time sone my last book (three years this month), so it is about time.
October 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yesteryear my publisher informed me that my book proposal has been accepted. 🙂
It's been a long time sone my last book (three years this month), so it is about time.
It's been a long time sone my last book (three years this month), so it is about time.