Lewis W. Hammerson (1916–1958) was the founder of

Hammerson Hammerson PLC is a major British property development and investment company. The firm switched to real estate investment trust (REIT) status when they were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is listed on the London Stock Excha ...

plc, one the

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's largest property businesses and a FTSE 250 company.

Career

Lewis Hammerson initially joined the family garment business, Amalgamated Weatherware, in the 1930s.Funding Universe: Hammerson
/ref> In 1942 he sold the family garment business and instead ventured into property, specifically housing, taking advantage of the need for apartments during

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. His early developments included Castrol House in central

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. He died in 1958 at the relatively early age of 42 but having established

as a leading property developer. His wife, Sue, founded the Lewis W. Hammerson Memorial Hospital in Barnet in his memory.Charity Commission: Hammerson Home Charitable Trust: Report and Accounts
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Family

He married Sarah "Sue" Waterman early in 1938, and they went on to have three children: David Hammerson, Peter Hammerson and Patricia Hammerson.

References

1916 births 1958 deaths English Jews 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1910s-stub