Today Frances Clamp was looking at the history of a company which was a stalwart of Brentwood’s economy in the 1920’s and 1930’s – SELO LTD, which was a subsidiary of Ilford Films. The company was founded in 1926 but ceased trading under the SELO name in 1946 although the name was maintained in Brentwood as the Selo Factory.
Even now the name lives on as THE BRENTWOOD-SELO SUB AQUA CLUB, which was founded 50 years ago by a group of swimming enthusiasts employed by ILFORD FILMS LTD, meets right here at THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE every Friday evening at 8:30.
Listen again to what Frances told me right here: – [audio:https://www.phoenixfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Bygones-21st-May1.mp3|titles=Bygones 21st May]
