Career
Lewis Hammerson initially joined the family garment business, Amalgamated Weatherware, in the 1930s. In 1942 he sold the family garment business and instead ventured into property, specifically housing, taking advantage of the need for apartments during World World War World War II His early developments included Castrol House in central London. He died in 1958 at the relatively early age of 42 but having established Hammerson as a leading property developer.
