Editing Greenford (section)

=== Industrial ===
Greenford is considered to be birthplace of the modern [[organic chemical]] industry, as it was at [[Sir William Henry Perkin|William Perkin]]'s chemical factory in North Greenford, by the [[Grand Union Canal]], that the world's first [[aniline]] dye was discovered in March 1856. Perkin called his amazing discovery '[[mauveine]]'. Today there is a [[blue plaque]] marking the spot in Oldfield Lane North, just south of the Black Horse [[public house]]. Local anecdote says that Queen Elizabeth I would only eat bread made from wheat grown in Greenford,{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} and until 2013/14 Greenford was the home to the [[Hovis]] factory.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradbury |first=Poppy |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/hovis-close-greenford-distribution-centre-5972145 |title=Hovis to close Greenford distribution centre |publisher=Get West London |date= 20 November 2012|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> The former [[Rockware Glass|Rockware glassworks]] on the canal is commemorated by Rockware Avenue. Greenford formed part of [[Greenford Urban District]] from 1894 to 1926 and was then absorbed by the [[Municipal Borough of Ealing]].