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What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Thames Ditton And Weston Green Residents' Association HAWKES & CO. circa 1865-1965 In about 1865 Thomas Hawkes founded a Ginger Beer factory here which grew from a cottage industry to a focal point in the High Street in a century of family ownership. Recorded plaque organisation: Thames Ditton And Weston Green Residents' Association.

Thomas Hawkes established a ginger beer factory in Thames Ditton around 1865, which evolved into a significant local business under family ownership until 1965, reflecting the growth of Victorian cottage industries.

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