Inside Jordans
Once Upon A Time
Holme Mills. Family home and business for over 150 years
In 1855, standing in a dusty auction room, the formidable Mr William Herbert Jordan resolved to buy Holme Mills. Located on the banks of the River Ivel, near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, it was first mentioned in the Domesday Book. After burning...View
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It began in the summer of '69
One morning in 1969, Bill picked up a spoon and tucked into a bowl of Granola. He’d never tasted such a delicious combination of toasted oats and honey before - and was soon hooked by the growing ‘whole foods’ movement.His years of...View
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From flour to cereals - a Jordans potted history
There are quite a few Williams in the Jordans family’s illustrious history, from the stunt-flying Spitfire pilot William John Jordan, to ex-drummer, Bill. The very first William kept his horses busy on his 18th Century Bedfordshire farm...View
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