John Derby Allcroft

Under Allcroft, annual production quadrupled to over 12,000,000 pairs in 1884 and became the premier glove producer in the world.

[4] He was a Commissioner of Lieutenancy for the City of London, Lord of the Manors of Onibury and Stokesay and patron of five livings.

[3] On 6 March 1878 he laid the foundation stone at St Simon's Church, Shepherd's Bush.

[8] In 1889 Allcroft was able to begin work on his planned Stokesay Court on the Stone House estate.

[3] Allcroft married firstly in 1854 Mary Annette Martin, daughter of Rev.