EPW024762 ENGLAND (1928). Sports grounds and the General Electric Company Union Works, Wembley, 1928

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Title [EPW024762] Sports grounds and the General Electric Company Union Works, Wembley, 1928
Reference EPW024762
Date September-1928
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Place name WEMBLEY
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 517982, 186491
Longitude / Latitude -0.29766081910129, 51.564461518048
National Grid Reference TQ180865

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Before becoming the GEC factory, this site was used by Hooper & Co between 1917-1922. They were a luxury coach building company who turned their hand to licensed aircraft production, supplying the RFC/RAF with fighter aircraft in WW1. They later acquired a site in Park Royal.

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