255 Newark Road
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255 Newark Road
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 14 Feb 2011
1938 offices of the Lincoln Walkers site was originally the home of Smiths Potato Crisps (1929) Ltd. The plot was previously occupied by a nursery and the architect for the new building was A E Powell of Bristol. Officially inaugurated on 20th July 1938 The Lincolnshire Chronicle on 23rd July 1938 headlined with 'A £75,000 Enterprise: Work for 600 People'. Initially potatoes from Frank Smiths Nocton estate were processed here but crisp production ceased in 1966 with a switch to snack foods such as Quavers and Chipsticks. In 1993 Smiths merged with Walkers Snack Foods that in addition to Quavers made some of the Walkers Sensations range here. 1997 saw the rebranding of Quavers under the Walkers name and logo. In September 2021 LincolnshireLive reported that “£24 million is being invested in the Walkers factory in Lincoln to satisfy public demand for Quavers - produced at the site for 50 years” and that it “safeguard 172 jobs”.
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Image Location
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53.205763
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