While it is nice to see the word "Ham" on a fire hydrant cover on Ham Parade, sadly the name has nothing to do with the place. The company was formed by Frederick Ham, William Baker and Claude Sansom in Westminster..
Frederic Ham was born at Greenwich in 1856, and was educated at the Greenwich Proprietary School and the City of London College. He was then employed at the works of Messrs. J. Stone and Co., Deptford, from 1874 to 1880, and for the next twelve years was engaged on sewerage and water works in various parts of England.
He was one of the founders of Ham, Baker and Co. in 18894 and it became a limited company in 1893.
Ham, Baker and Co.,was engaged in the erection of iron and brass foundries and fitting shops for the manufacture of engineers' specialities for sewerage and water works.
Subsequently contracts were carried out for the supply of all the fire hydrants used in London by the Metropolitan Water Board, and for penstocks and iron work for various Corporations and District Councils of Great Britain.
My thanks to Grace's Guide To British Industrial History for providing this information.
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