George Massey's ginger beer factory
Introduction
The photograph on this page of George Massey's ginger beer factory by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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George Massey's ginger beer factory
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 16 May 2011
Directory records for 1880 show George Massey as a ginger beer manufacturer at an address in an adjacent street. This building is dated 1883 and is clearly related to the trade Image], so it is reasonable to assume that the business was prosperous enough to justify the building of a new works, complete with attached dwelling house. The shop may well have existed as the retail outlet from the time of building, but the shop front itself is clearly modern. The continued use of the building can also be made out from the faded sign on the side wall at the right of the building. Image] The whole building is a remarkably untouched example of a small courtyard factory with retail front and dwelling house.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.103983
Longitude
-2.022214