What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Founded 1835 in Search House Lane and taken over by Isaac Reckitt in 1840 the former Kingston Starch Works (the site of which is now within Reckitt and Colman's) formed the basis of a wide ranging household products industry Recorded plaque organisation: Hull City Council.

Isaac Reckitt acquired the Kingston Starch Works in 1840, expanding it into a significant household products industry that contributed to the foundation of Reckitt and Colman's, now a global leader in home care and health products.

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