John Inderwick

John Inderwick was an English tobacco pipe maker and property developer.

Biography

John Inderwick founded a tobacconist shop in Wardour Street, Soho, in 1797. This continued as Inderwick & Co for many years and was located at number 45 in Carnaby Street at a time when that street was considered fashionable in the Swinging Sixties. He introduced the Meerschaum pipe to London and bought a mine in Crimea to supply sepiolite for production.[1]

After he had been in business for several years without financial hardship, he invested in property development in Kensington, which was built up during the 18th century. He developed a substantial estate of six and half acres which became known as Kensington New Town and then followed this with a similar scheme at Kensington Gate. At the time of his death in 1867, he also owned properties in Haverstock Hill, Camden Town, Woolwich and the West End of London.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Carnaby Street, Kensington New Town", The London Encyclopedia, Pan Macmillan, 2008, p. 133,452, ISBN 9781405049245
  2. ^ Hermione Hobhouse, ed. (1986), "Kensington New Town", Survey of London, vol. 42, London, pp. 130–150
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