Lee & Kennedy
Other Business Names:
- Lee, James
- Kennedy, Lewis
- Lee, John, & Co
- Lee, C & J
- Lee, Charles, & Son
- Vineyard Nursery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hammersmith, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Agriculture & fishing
Horticulture, nursery & market gardening
Notes:
James Lee, 1715-95, and Lewis Kennedy, 1721-83, established a nursery in c1745 at the Vineyard, Hammersmith, to sell exotic plants imported from around the world. Known until 1783 as Kennedy & Lee. Expanded rapidly from end of 18th century under the second James Lee, d1824. By 1818 extended to Kensington, Feltham, Hanwell and Bedfont as well as Hammersmith and Fulham. Inherited by James Lee's children and latterly traded as John Lee & Co, C & J Lee and Charles Lee & Son. The nurseries closed between 1890s and early 1900s
Publications:
- Cultivating Commerce. Cultures of botany in Britain and France, 1760–1815 by Easterby-Smith, Sarah
- James Lee and the Vineyard Nursery by Willson, E J
- 'James Lee of Hammersmith' in R Webber, Early Horticulturalists by Webber, Ronald
- 'Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith' in E J Willson, West London Nursery Gardens. The nursery gardens of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington and a part of Westminster, founded before 1900 by Willson, E J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Lee, James
- Kennedy, Lewis
- Lee, John, & Co
- Lee, C & J
- Lee, Charles, & Son
- Vineyard Nursery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hammersmith, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Agriculture & fishing Horticulture, nursery & market gardening
Notes:
James Lee, 1715-95, and Lewis Kennedy, 1721-83, established a nursery in c1745 at the Vineyard, Hammersmith, to sell exotic plants imported from around the world. Known until 1783 as Kennedy & Lee. Expanded rapidly from end of 18th century under the second James Lee, d1824. By 1818 extended to Kensington, Feltham, Hanwell and Bedfont as well as Hammersmith and Fulham. Inherited by James Lee's children and latterly traded as John Lee & Co, C & J Lee and Charles Lee & Son. The nurseries closed between 1890s and early 1900sPublications:
- Cultivating Commerce. Cultures of botany in Britain and France, 1760–1815 by Easterby-Smith, Sarah
- James Lee and the Vineyard Nursery by Willson, E J
- 'James Lee of Hammersmith' in R Webber, Early Horticulturalists by Webber, Ronald
- 'Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith' in E J Willson, West London Nursery Gardens. The nursery gardens of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington and a part of Westminster, founded before 1900 by Willson, E J