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Luton Leasing

Did You Know?

Luton wasn’t always just a commuter town for professionals working in London. It has a thriving industry of its own. Throughout the 1930s Luton produced as many as 70 million hats a year. Its abundance of factories, warehouses and workshops likened it to a town in the north, even though it is in southern England and many now refer to it as a London commuter town.

Luton Town Football Club was founded in 1885, and having enjoyed a few seasons in top-flight football, have earned themselves the nickname “The Hatters”, supporters are called “Hatters” and the club released a song called “Hatters, Hatters” in 1978.

On the day before the last Monday in May, the Luton International Carnival is held. It’s held on a public holiday and it’s a cultural event featuring a wide variety of music and performances and Brazilian-style dancing. The carnival was held for the first time in 1976, and by 1998 it received international status.

Luton is home to Vauxhall Factory which during the Second World War manufactured Churchill tanks for the British army. Unfortunately, Vauxhall failed to camouflage the tanks and Luton suffered numerous air strikes from the Luftwaffe.

London Luton Airport is the fourth largest of the six London airports and the fifth busiest in the UK. Per year, London Luton airport handles almost 17 million passengers and flies to 60 destinations across the world. During the Second World War, the airport was used by fighters in the Royal Air Force, and commercial activity in the airport only resumed in 1952.

Famous English cricketer Monty Panesar was born in Luton. He began his cricketing career at Northamptonshire and that was the club he last played for too. Monty has enjoyed a long career in international cricket, debuting with England in 2007 for the One Day Internationals.

Luton was founded in the 6th century during the reign of Saxons when they were dominant over River Lea. Historians write that this river was mainly the root-cause of Luton’s name.

Luton is approximately 250,000 years old. It is filled with history pouring out of every site and building in the town. It has been the place to witness famous historic settlements starting with earliest one happened around at the area of Round Green and Mixes Hill by the Paleolithic.

During the English Civil War in 1645, royalists invaded Luton and demanded money and goods from the natives. This request was interrupted by the Parliamentary forces sent by the Luton’s officials to deal with such royalist harassment. Four royalists were killed upon resisting and twenty-two were captured as war prisoners.

During the Great Depression, the entire industrialized world faced unemployment that reached record heights for every country. However, Luton saw this as an opportunity to prosper and grow further because it had undergone constructional modifications like private and commercial housing, industries and various factories were built during the 20s and 30s.

With rapid progress and advancement in technology, Luton became one of the emerging towns in the Britain during 50s and 60s. Vauxhall has been recognized a pioneer of motor vehicles with good-wage employment and revolution to towns growth.

Luton is home to League One team Luton Town Football Club, whose history includes several spells in the top flight of the English league as well as a Football League Cup triumph in 1988. They play at Kenilworth Road stadium, which has been their home since 1905.