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Brentford Leasing

Did You Know?

Brentford grew in importance as a coaching stop and market town during the 17th century, with shops, inns, warehouses and dwellings, surrounded by orchards and market gardens. Middlesex county court sessions were held here. and, later, parliamentary elections – leading to erroneous claims that it was the county town.

Brentford's nickname is 'The Bees'. This has been the club's nickname since the 1890s when a group of students started shouting "Come on you, Bs" in support of a friend who was playing for Brentford. However, a bee didn't appear on the club's badge until 1971.

Brentford, a vibrant and dynamic football club based in West London, has become a household name for football enthusiasts around the world. Since its establishment in 1889, the Bees, as they are affectionately known.

The West London Derby between Brentford and Fulham is a highly anticipated fixture for both sets of fans. Matches between the two teams are intense and passionate, adding to the excitement of the local football scene.

Did you know that the floodlights at Brentford Football Club were donated by Chelsea Football Club ? A further link between the two clubs is that Chelsea reserves play at Griffin Park.The ground is named after an old local brewery which owned the land thereabouts – perhaps explaining the fact that uniquely in English football there is a pub at every corner of the place.

Did you know that the first drawing of the moon made with a telescope, and the first telescopic observations of sunspots, were made at Syon House in Brentford? Thomas Harriot , who had surveyed Virginia with Walter Raleigh , obtained one of the early ‘Dutch trunk’ telescopes and set about making astronomical observations with it.

The River Brent was named by the Celts, but it is not clear whether the original ford was a crossing of that river or the Thames. There is no direct evidence to support the legends that Julius Caesar crossed the Thames or fought a battle here in 54bc. The first genuine Battle of Brentford probably took place in the summer of 1016.

With its good river and road connections, Brentford developed early as a trading place and was granted the right to hold markets and fairs in 1306.

Another Battle of Brentford took place on 12 November 1642, when Prince Rupert’s Royalists stormed and plundered the town. The severity of the pillage helped the Parliamentarians rally additional support at the Battle of Turnham Green on the following day.

Brentford grew in importance as a coaching stop and market town during the 17th century, with shops, inns, warehouses and dwellings, surrounded by orchards and market gardens. Middlesex county court sessions were held here and, later, parliamentary elections – leading to erroneous claims that it was the county town.

By the early 20th century the High Street had become a bottleneck that was choking the free movement of traffic into London. Plans for a Brentford bypass were delayed by the First World War and then merged into a grander scheme to create a series of new approach roads to London.

The Great West Road opened in 1925, precipitating a new wave of industrial development. Brentford’s ‘golden mile’ of art deco factories, built by the likes of Smith’s crisps and Maclean’s toothpaste, prompted JB Priestley to liken a drive along the Great West Road to a vista of California.