The old milk factory
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The old milk factory
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 18 Apr 2024
Wincanton's prime industry has traditionally been involved with milk products and distribution; indeed there was a factory here from the late nineteenth century. Cow and Gate came along in the 1930s and built a much larger operation here, which traded until takeovers and assorted industry changes in the early twenty-first century caused its end. The factory has since been closed and (a few small firms still using it nothwithstanding) it is due to be replaced by a housing scheme. The buildings are an interesting example of earlier industrial architecture.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.053043
Longitude
-2.413124