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Background imageFactory Collection: Consett Steel Works a98_06557

Consett Steel Works a98_06557
CONSETT STEEL WORKS, Durham. General view of the Consett Steel Works showing trackways and overhead piping

Background imageFactory Collection: Wootton Bassett United Dairies, 1930. EPW032627

Wootton Bassett United Dairies, 1930. EPW032627
WOOTTON BASSETT UNITED DAIRIES, Wiltshire. The Dairy Supply Company opened its factory in 1908 and merged with United Dairies in 1915

Background imageFactory Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing a bay in the engine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

Background imageFactory Collection: Austin Motor Plant EPW047811

Austin Motor Plant EPW047811
AUSTIN MOTOR PLANT, Longbridge, Birmingham. Aerial view of the car production plant in June 1935. Much of the manufacture at this time would have been the Austin 7. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageFactory Collection: Engine House, GWR Works, Swindon BB94_04685

Engine House, GWR Works, Swindon BB94_04685
THE ENGINE HOUSE, Great Western Railway Works, Swindon, Wiltshire. 1846 interior view. Lithograph by John Cooke Bourne (1814-1896)

Background imageFactory Collection: Children labelling tins of tea c. 1910, Butlers Wharf BB87_09690

Children labelling tins of tea c. 1910, Butlers Wharf BB87_09690
BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. From 1921 children had to be at least 12 years old before they could work full-time, though some of these boys look younger

Background imageFactory Collection: The Hoover Building J950085

The Hoover Building J950085
THE HOOVER BUILDING, Western Avenue, Perivale, London. Exterior view at night

Background imageFactory Collection: Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899a

Cornish tin smelting works EPW009899a
Cornish Tin Company Smelting Works. Believed to be Seleggan Works or East Wheal Basset Smelting Works, Redruth, Cornwall

Background imageFactory Collection: The Potteries EPW045337

The Potteries EPW045337
FAIRFIELD POTTERY, Slippery Lane, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The heart of the potteries with a series of kilns, towers and workshops producing all kinds of ceramics

Background imageFactory Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings

Background imageFactory Collection: Rover Car Factory, Solihull JLP01_01_045_33

Rover Car Factory, Solihull JLP01_01_045_33
Rover Car Company Works, Lode Lane, Solihull. West Midlands. Interior view of Rover factory showing workers polishing cars, October 1956. John Laing Collection

Background imageFactory Collection: Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718

Timpsons Shoe Factory, Kettering EPW053718
TIMPSONS FACTORY, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Kettering, along with a number of Northamptonshire towns specialised in footwear manufacture

Background imageFactory Collection: Morgan factory DP139433

Morgan factory DP139433
Morgan Motor Company, Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire. Two Morgan cars with factory beyond

Background imageFactory Collection: Swindon and GWR Works EPW059047

Swindon and GWR Works EPW059047
SWINDON, Wiltshire. The Great Western Railway Works, Swindon station and the workers village (Swindon New Town), looking west. Photographed in August 1938. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageFactory Collection: Port Sunlight BL14041_027

Port Sunlight BL14041_027
LEVER BROTHERS SUNLIGHT SOAP WORKS, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside. Interior view. Workers packing soap boxes. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. in April 1897

Background imageFactory Collection: GWR Works, Swindon, 1920 epw000924

GWR Works, Swindon, 1920 epw000924
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKS, Swindon. Aerial view photographed May 1920. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageFactory Collection: The Hoover Building EPW039561

The Hoover Building EPW039561
THE HOOVER BUILDING, Western Avenue, Perivale, London. Aerial view, 10th August 1932. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageFactory Collection: Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389

Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389
Male and female workers at Coopers Marmalade Factory, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Henry Taunt 1902

Background imageFactory Collection: Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292

Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292
DICKENS BROTHERS, Northampton. Photograph of interior of leather works c.1929. Preparing leather for the shoe and boot industry

Background imageFactory Collection: Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010

Cyclops Works, Sheffield BL22301_010
Cammell Lairds Cyclops Ordnance Steel Tyre and Spring Works in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Men at work in the fettling shop, with huge components for ships

Background imageFactory Collection: Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002

Steel production, Barnsley BL22301_002
Cammell Laird & Co, Penistone. Men at work in Cammell Lairds bessemer department, producing steel from pig iron. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. August 1913

Background imageFactory Collection: Fort Dunlop EPW026942

Fort Dunlop EPW026942
FORT DUNLOP, Birmingham. May 1929. Aerial view. Headquarters of Dunlop Rubber, a famous tyre manufacturer, established in 1917. At one time this was the largest factory in the world

Background imageFactory Collection: Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876

Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876
ROBINSONS FLOUR MILL, Deptford, London. General view with boats in the foreground. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1883

Background imageFactory Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N080122

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N080122
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Interior view, ground floor. Bobbin mill machinery

Background imageFactory Collection: Cammel Laird Shipyard BL_22201_14

Cammel Laird Shipyard BL_22201_14
CAMMEL LAIRD SHIPYARD, The boiler shop, Birkenhead, Merseyside. 1914. Bedford Lemere

Background imageFactory Collection: The Hoover Building K970142

The Hoover Building K970142
THE HOOVER BUILDING, Western Avenue, Perivale, London. Exterior detail

Background imageFactory Collection: Hoover Building

Hoover Building
Possibly the most significant arterial road factory of its date. IoE 201068

Background imageFactory Collection: Rover factory JLP01_01_045_36

Rover factory JLP01_01_045_36
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An interior view of the Rover factory in Solihull showing manufacturing in progress of the Rover P4 series of cars

Background imageFactory Collection: Rover factory JLP01_01_045_32

Rover factory JLP01_01_045_32
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An interior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, showing workers polishing Rover P4 series cars

Background imageFactory Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Background imageFactory Collection: Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000185

Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000185
The Clutsom and Kemp Ltd Elastic Factory and adjacent playing field, Ibstock, Leicestershire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1946

Background imageFactory Collection: Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_003
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing men working in the ship shed. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

Background imageFactory Collection: Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001

Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001
CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, Greater London. Two women filling a Sirocco roaster with coffee beans at the factory of J Lyons and Company

Background imageFactory Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N080027

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N080027
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Interior of the mill. Through the smoke can be seen the belts taking power to the borer and lathe. Wooden blanks, roughs and finished bobbins wait in baskets

Background imageFactory Collection: Castleton shrouded in mist N050057

Castleton shrouded in mist N050057
CASTLETON, Peak District, Derbyshire. Early morning view from Mam Tor looking down onto Castleton showing the valley shrouded in mist as a factory chimney adds smoke to the air

Background imageFactory Collection: Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09

Cunard Shell Works BL_24001_09
CUNARD SHELL WORKS, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside. Women manufacturing shell casings, 1917. Bedford Lemere

Background imageFactory Collection: Wellington Mills, Leek a98_04470

Wellington Mills, Leek a98_04470
WELLINGTON MILLS, Strangman Street, Leek, Staffordshire. Exterior view showing the pedimented section with a lamp standard in the foreground

Background imageFactory Collection: Croxley Paper Mills app_22790_103

Croxley Paper Mills app_22790_103
The Croxley Paper Mills, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection

Background imageFactory Collection: Hudson Road Mills MBC01_04_23

Hudson Road Mills MBC01_04_23
Hudson Road Mills, Hudson Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The entrance front of Burtons Hudson Road Mills clothing factory seen from the north, with a red Mini parked outside

Background imageFactory Collection: Kenrick House 33511_004

Kenrick House 33511_004
Kenrick House, former offices and warehousing for Archibald Kenrick and Sons, producers of metalwork products, Hall Street South, West Bromwich, West Midlands, 2018

Background imageFactory Collection: Stewartby Brickworks 24082_026

Stewartby Brickworks 24082_026
Stewartby Brick Works, Bedfordshire. The first brickworks hers was founded in 1897, and it went on to have the largest output in the world

Background imageFactory Collection: Sugar beet processing JLP01_08_082654

Sugar beet processing JLP01_08_082654
WISSINGTON SUGAR FACTORY, COLLEGE ROAD, METHWOLD, KINGs LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK

Background imageFactory Collection: Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058014

Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058014
FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. A view showing progress on the new light structure for the Ford Motor Company Limited at Dagenham, with tractors parked in the foreground

Background imageFactory Collection: Shrub Hill Engine Works DP031140

Shrub Hill Engine Works DP031140
Shrub Hill Engine Works, Shrub Hill Road, Worcester. View along Shrub Hill Road from north-west, with clocktower on the corner

Background imageFactory Collection: Skefko BL24127

Skefko BL24127
Skefko Ball Bearing Company Limited, Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1918

Background imageFactory Collection: Aintree rayon factory HKR01_04_395

Aintree rayon factory HKR01_04_395
British Enka Limited, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Aintree Village, Sefton, Merseyside. View of the textile factory from the west

Background imageFactory Collection: Fish heads DP174797

Fish heads DP174797
Grimsby Docks, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Detail of fish heads in a curing factory on Grimsby Docks. Associated British Ports, Sidebottom St, The Kasbah

Background imageFactory Collection: Textile factory JLP01_08_044898

Textile factory JLP01_08_044898
PATONS AND BALDWINS KNITTING FACTORY, LINGFIELD CLOSE, DARLINGTON. Two women working machinery in the spinning shed at Patons and Baldwins knitting factory

Background imageFactory Collection: Cafeteria BL23600_012

Cafeteria BL23600_012
Waring And Gillow Factory, White City, Hammersmith And Fulham, Greater London. Factory staff pose awkwardly for the camera around their works cafeteria in August 1916

Background imageFactory Collection: Ice cream factory JLP01_08_060122

Ice cream factory JLP01_08_060122
WALLs ICE CREAM FACTORY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Background imageFactory Collection: New cars JLP01_01_045_30

New cars JLP01_01_045_30
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. A view of newly manufactured Rover P4 series cars lined up outside the Rover factory in Solihull

Background imageFactory Collection: Rover factory JLP01_01_045_29

Rover factory JLP01_01_045_29
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An exterior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, with car parts and various Rovers outside

Background imageFactory Collection: New cars JLP01_01_045_27

New cars JLP01_01_045_27
ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An exterior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, with various makes of Rover and Land Rover outside

Background imageFactory Collection: Land Rover factory JLP01_10_12927

Land Rover factory JLP01_10_12927
Land Rover Factory, Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands. A view of vehicles being manufactured inside the Land Rover factory in Solihull after refurbishment work at the site

Background imageFactory Collection: Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_26

Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_26
Ford Motor Company Works, Thames Foundry, Dagenham, Havering, Greater London

Background imageFactory Collection: Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_18

Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_18
Ford Motor Company Works, Thames Foundry, Dagenham, Havering, Greater London

Background imageFactory Collection: Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_16

Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_16
Ford Motor Company Works, Thames Foundry, Dagenham, Havering, Greater London

Background imageFactory Collection: Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058013

Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058013
FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. An aerial view showing progress on the new light structure for the Ford Motor Company Limited at Dagenham

Background imageFactory Collection: Dagenham Works JLP01_10_00603A

Dagenham Works JLP01_10_00603A
FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. A man seated at a control desk at the Ford Motor Company Works, operating a row of Munck cranes

Background imageFactory Collection: Hat Factory IC276_001

Hat Factory IC276_001
Stirling House, 30 Guildford Street, Luton, Bedfordshire

Background imageFactory Collection: Factory units DP235399

Factory units DP235399
Advance Factory Units, Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Background imageFactory Collection: Kings Dyke Brickworks 28731_067

Kings Dyke Brickworks 28731_067
Kings Dyke Brickworks, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, 2015. TL2497

Background imageFactory Collection: Aldwarke Steel Works 28900_015

Aldwarke Steel Works 28900_015
Aldwarke Steel Works, Rotherham, 2016

Background imageFactory Collection: Hartleys Jam Factory 28769_049

Hartleys Jam Factory 28769_049
Hartleys Jam Factory, Hartleys Village, Liverpool, 2015. SJ3696

Background imageFactory Collection: Horizon Factory DP158109

Horizon Factory DP158109
Horizon Factory, Thane Road, Nottingham. General view of south elevation of the Imperial Tobacco building. This factory and distribution centre was built for John Player cigarettes in 1972

Background imageFactory Collection: Roll call for work BB87_09665

Roll call for work BB87_09665
Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, Southwark, Greater London. An elevated view looking down onto men queuing for work at Butlers Wharf c. 1910

Background imageFactory Collection: Preston EPW004011

Preston EPW004011
Fishergate and environs, Preston, 1920

Background imageFactory Collection: Beverley EPW023164

Beverley EPW023164
The Minster and Hodgson's Tannery, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire, 1928

Background imageFactory Collection: Bulmers Cider Works EPW041226

Bulmers Cider Works EPW041226
Bulmer's Cider Works, Ryelands and environs, Hereford, from the south-east, 1933

Background imageFactory Collection: Whitbread Brewery JLP01_10_03510

Whitbread Brewery JLP01_10_03510
Whitbread and Company Limited, Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The front elevation of the Whitbread brewery, 1976

Background imageFactory Collection: Whitbread Brewery JLP01_08_076611

Whitbread Brewery JLP01_08_076611
Whitbread and Company Limited, Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. An interior view of the kegging hall, 1967

Background imageFactory Collection: Power Court EPW026489

Power Court EPW026489
Power Court, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1929. Railway coal depots beside the River Lea Boiler Works and Corporation Yard

Background imageFactory Collection: Connor Hat Factory BL29379_001

Connor Hat Factory BL29379_001
Connor Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1928. The Connor Hat Factory seen from the north-east

Background imageFactory Collection: Diamond Foundry BL22178_001

Diamond Foundry BL22178_001
Diamond Foundry, Dallow Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1913. Interior of the pattern shop showing men working, at the Diamond Foundry, the Luton factory of Davis Gas Stove Company Limited

Background imageFactory Collection: Factory a42_03230

Factory a42_03230
12 Church Street, Wolverhampton. A view looking north west towards the factory at 12 Church Street on the corner of St John's Square

Background imageFactory Collection: Works DP347400

Works DP347400
Little Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands. General view of the rear of works premises on Little Cottage Street, from the north. Brierley Hill Heritage Action Zone

Background imageFactory Collection: Grimsby Ice Factory 34108_057

Grimsby Ice Factory 34108_057
The Grimsby Ice Factory, North East Lincolnshire, 2019

Background imageFactory Collection: Tonedale Mills 33912_029

Tonedale Mills 33912_029
Tonedale Mills, former woollen mill, Wellington, Somerset, 2020

Background imageFactory Collection: Textile factory JLP01_08_044897

Textile factory JLP01_08_044897
PATONS AND BALDWINS KNITTING FACTORY, LINGFIELD CLOSE, DARLINGTON. Rows of spinning machinery in the spinning shed at Patons and Baldwins knitting factory

Background imageFactory Collection: Brine clarification plant JLP01_08_087404

Brine clarification plant JLP01_08_087404
British Salt Factory, Faulkner Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire East. The brine clarification plant at the British Salt factory

Background imageFactory Collection: Salt factory JLP01_08_089431

Salt factory JLP01_08_089431
British Salt Factory, Faulkner Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire East. A view from across the Trent & Mersey Canal of the main processing building at the British Salt factory

Background imageFactory Collection: Constructing a clear span JLP01_08_090832

Constructing a clear span JLP01_08_090832
WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL. A view of the steel frame of the Wills tobacco factory at Hartcliffe, Bristol under construction

Background imageFactory Collection: Management team JLP01_08_086230

Management team JLP01_08_086230
WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL. The management team for the Wills tobacco factory construction at Hartcliffe, Bristol, scrutinising site plans

Background imageFactory Collection: Cold store JLP01_08_058799a

Cold store JLP01_08_058799a
WALLs ICE CREAM FACTORY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A man operating a forklift to move a crate of metal containers in the cold store of the Walls Ice Cream Factory



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