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The Letchworth & District Astronomical Society is one of the foremost societies in the UK. The society meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the Elizabeth Howard Memorial Hall in the centre of the town. Founded by Monroe Dawkins R.A.R.D, prior to 2010 they met at Plinston Hall for about 20 years, but outgrew the venue as the membership increased to over 90. This was primarily a result of their activities during the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, when they had the largest programme of activities of any society in the UK.[17]
Kincaid commissioned architect Cecil Hignett to design a state-of-the art factory of great beauty. The factory was completed in 1920, Kincaid had achieved his goal; The Spirella Building provided the perfect environment for his workers to be happy, contented and highly productive, and was worthy of being called "The Factory of Beauty".
The West Stand was again renovated in the early 1980s, however the project was poorly managed and the stand took over 15 months to be completed with cost overruns having severe financial implications. This West Stand is parallel with Tottenham High Road and is connected to it by Bill Nicholson Way.
Due to its location in the Lee Valley corridor and the close proximity of the River Lee Navigation, industry gradually expanded in the 19th century. The first major firm to arrive was Grout, Baylis & Co established in Norwich in 1807 who manufactured crape and opened a dyeing and finishing plant in Ponders End two years later. The material which was used for the 19th century insatiable demand for widows' weeds. Demand for the material went out of fashion by the late Victorian times and the factory closed in 1894 to be taken over by the United Flexible Tubing Company. The next significant incomer was the London Jute Works Company who established a factory on the Navigation in a desolate area known locally as Spike Island, in 1866. Many of the new employees came from Dundee the traditional centre of the jute industry in Scotland. The jute works closed in 1882 to be replaced by the Ediswan. Over the years the factory was enlarged, eventually covering 11.50 acres (4.65 ha). The factory employed many people, notably girls, from the area and produced appliances for the shipping and aviation industries, mechanical pianos, butter makers. However, electric lamps were the prime product and the factory was coloquially known as The Lamp. To the south of Ponder's End Lock the White lead factory was built in 1893. Further south was the Cortecine works that produced floor-cloth and carpet backing. By 1906 over 2000 thousand people were employed in the local factories. Another major industry in the latter years of the 19th century was horticulture. Tomatoes and cucumbers were the principal produce but flowers and fruit were also grown in the many orchards and greenhouses to the north of the locality.[3]. During World War One, a huge munitions factory, the Ponders End Shell Works was built in Wharf Road. The factory building was sold after the war. Further factories were built in the 1930s alongside the newly built Great Cambridge Road.[4]
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Cheshunt, and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street.
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