Hancock Industries Limited

After Ralph's premature death in 1950. His son, Bramley, continued with the landscape garden business that his father had established.  As Ralph Hancock and Son, Bramley continued to exhibit for a number of years at both the Chelsea Flower Show and at The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition. He continued to win Gold Medals (1953 and 1957) and his designs featured in publications such as The Illustrated London News, Sport & Country and The Sphere as well as local and national newspapers.

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He also established Hancock Industries as a formidable player in the garden accessories business as well as diversifying into the import, manufacturer and retail of aluminium glasshouses. Bramley was granted a British Patent in 1970 relating to innovations to glasshouse design. Hancock Industries continued to work out of their offices and showrooms in London's Knightsbridge, as well as their wrought Iron works near Lingfield Surrey. They also purchased in 1949,  Wells (Merstham) Ltd (Surrey), an established landscape gardening business, based just over 12 miles from Lingfield.  Bramley traded under that name as well as Hancock & Son, Hancock Aluminium Glasshouses and as Hancock Industries. The show garden, established by Ralph, near Hook, Hampshire also flourished.

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The postcard below left, from the 1957 Ideal Home Exhibition, displays some of the wrought iron work produced at Hancock Industries ironworks in Lingfield. Another postcard, below right, shows that Wells (Merstham) Ltd also exhibited at the 1957 Ideal Home Exhibition.

 

The garden looks remarkably similar to those designed and built by Ralph and Bramley. And, appears to utilise some of the parent companies wrought iron.