Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,756 pages of information and 247,134 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.
of Long Sutton, Spalding, and Forfar, canned food.
1934 Founded as Eastern Counties Preserves by Mr Philip B. Lockwood.[1]
The company grew with the horticultural industry in the most productive area of the country, Lincolnshire.[2]
1940 Eastern Counties Preserves was in liquidation[3]
Thereafter Eastern Counties Preserves (1940) Ltd, then Lockwood Foods.
1981 Acquired by Hillsdown Holdings
Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2025 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
MW1.43