Ancestors who built the largest ironworks
SIR – By 1845, following years of hard work and business acumen, John Guest and his wife Lady Charlotte (née Bertie) had created the largest ironworks in the world, at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil. Their remarkable story and the later growth of the business is told in
A History of GKN by Edgar Jones.
As one of their great-greatgrandsons, I trust the Government will ensure that Melrose honours its plan to maintain and strengthen this great firm. It would be tragic if the many years of endeavour were to be negated to enable short-term speculators to make a fast buck. Jonathan Bertie Guest
Crieff, Perthshire
SIR – Thick. Stupid. Greedy. Selfish. Untrustworthy. No, not the Australia cricket team, the GKN stockholders.
If Corbyn gets in and takes it back for us I shall invite him down for a drink.
Robin Boon
Sevenoaks, Kent