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Because both names are so
common I have not tried to identify James Thompson/Green.
Thomas Grissell (1801-1874)
was born in Surrey and in 1915 he was articled to Henry Peto, a
leading public works contractor. He became Henry's partner in
1825, and following Henry's death with Samuel Morton Peto.
They built up a rapidly growing business
and incluing the building of Birmingham Grammar School and in
London buildings as different as Nelson's Column, Clerkenwell
Prison and the Lyceum Theatre. They also very involved in
railway building, including parts of the Great Western Railway
and South Eartern Railway. The partnership was dissolved in
1846. [Source
Wikipedia]
Apart from the fact that they
were working on the railway near Broxbourne in 1841 the only
Hertfordshire link I found was in the follow
2005 news item from the
Herts Mercury.
A SPECIAL stone which marked the founding of the first-ever
school in Hoddesdon by a 19th-century businessman has been
officially handed over to the school which is named in his
honour.
The grey foundation stone, which once adorned Esdaile Hall
in Esdaile Lane, Hoddesdon, was once part of the Boys'
British School established by John Warner.
It has now been officially presented to officials at the
John Warner School in Stanstead Road.
The commemorative stone bears the inscription: "This school
was erected by Mr John Warner 1841. Grisell & Peto,
builders".
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