 In 1960 the island was bought by Port Hampton Ltd., which diversified the use of industrial space.In 1941 the island was connected to the Hampton, Middlesex bank of the River Thames, by a suspension bridge assembled by the Corps Of Royal Engineers.The island was transferred from Esher Urban District in Surrey to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London on 1 April 1970, using a provision of the London Government Act 1963.