John Meeson, first Mayor of West Ham, 1886-7.

John Meeson, first Mayor of West Ham, 1886-7. Was head of the firm of lime-burners and cement manufacturers at Bow Bridge. He was a member ofthe West Ham Local Board throughout its life, and its chairman, 1863-75.Lime burning was an old established industry by the Lea and it was said that it kept the Great Plague out of West Ham by fumigating our borders. Our 160 plague deaths belie this idea.

John Meeson, first Mayor of West Ham, 1886-7.