Originally established in 1886 Hindwoods remains one of the few independent firms of Chartered Surveyors not swallowed up by the corporate brands.

In the early days of the company, Victor Hindwood was famous for his auctioneering prowess with regular advertisements in the national press promoting his auctions which sold real estate across many sectors, particularly in the Deptford and Greenwich areas.

Victor was a gregarious character and his entertaining company was sought by many in the business community. Here he is with a rather youthful looking HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who attended the then Royal Naval College at Greenwich for his training, now the University of Greenwich.

A property man until the end, it was interesting to see in Victor’s death notice in the London Gazette that his home reflected his love of Auctioneering and his sense of humour, it was named as …………………………………………. WAYTFORIT!