Poplar: Former Spratts' Pet Food factory (1)
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Poplar: Former Spratts' Pet Food factory (1)
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 19 Aug 2008
Spratts built their factory in Poplar, backing onto Image, in 1899. The proximity to the canalized cut allowed fish heads to be brought in directly from the docks for processing into pet food. This is the main factory entrance in Morris Road. Judging by the fact that only the T and the S remain out of the Spratts name the chimney at the right must have been considerably taller at one time! The factory has now been converted into flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.517967
Longitude
-0.015787