Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Olympia

From Graces Guide

Olympia is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, London.

The hall at Olympia was used to house a circus before being turned into an exhibition space, larger than anything available in London[1]

1886 The New Agricultural Hall Co Ltd was incorporated offering various facilities at Kensington under the name Olympia[2]

1886 December 26th. Opened. The architect was Henry Edward Coe

1929 Olympia Ltd was incorporated to acquire and operate the facility

1973 Acquired by Sterling Guarantee Trust and later by the related company Town and City Properties

1983 Became part of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co

1988 Olympia Ltd was renamed Earls Court and Olympia Ltd


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Apr. 21, 1887
  2. The Times Oct. 5, 1886