Christopher Thomas soap works, Broad Plain
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Christopher Thomas soap works, Broad Plain
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 17 Feb 1990
According to Joan Day in A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Avon (1987) this c1845 building is the earliest of a group that housed the manufacture of "Puritan" soap. Now occupied (1987) by a furniture and DIY store. The corner turrets have allegedly been reduced in height.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.452739
Longitude
-2.581361