STAPLE STREET

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STAPLE STREET

Postby kiwi » Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:20 am

A factory was established on Staple Street, Long Lane, Bermondsey, 1867 The Bermondsey factory was demolished in 1935, and replaced by a housing estate. Acquired by Crosse & Blackwell in 1930, who merged operations with their Keiller jam and confectionery subsidiary.
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Re: STAPLE STREET

Postby kiwi » Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:24 am

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1911 - Bermondsey women's uprising Pink’s women strikers in 1911
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1935 when the Pink’s Factory was demolished to make way for Dunkirk House and Crayford House
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Re: STAPLE STREET

Postby kiwi » Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:34 am

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Dunkirk House. 2017
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Crayford House. 2017
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