William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 )

William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 )   Died of old age      Place of Death: Christchurch Founder of Riccarton and Addington Flour Mill.  Remembered in the naming of Wood Lane in Fendalton. Buried in the Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch The story of William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 ): http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/william-derisley-w-d-wood-1824-1904/ Photo taken by Chris …

The Edmonds

Thomas John Edmonds was born in Poplar, London in the year 1858. As a young man he worked for a several different confectioneries where he learnt the mixing of different kinds of cooking powders. It was here that Thomas began to get ideas about making his own baking powder. In 1879, Thomas married Jane Irvine …