NHER 42798 (Building record) - The Old Factory
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site used as brewery and maltings from before 1836. Plaque on present building 1841. In 1925 changed to manufacture of razor blades; a pipe brought the unfinished blades under the road. Converted to housing in 1987. Some artefacts in Gressenhall Rural Life Museum.
(S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 22 December 2005.
This building saw service as a billet hall during WWI. A cabinet maker bought the property in 1921 and set up Ace Razor Blades Company, also using the building to produce Myflake cereal. The building stood empty for some time until the 1970s when it was converted for residential use. On sale in 2004.
See (S2).
W. Arnold (HES), 09 February 2011.
January 2011. Historic building recording.
See (S3) for photographs and plans.
S. Howard (HES), 31 August 2011.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF61507 Article in Serial: Durst, D.. 2005. South Creake Razor Blades.. NIAS Journal. Vol 7, no 5. pp 59-66.
- <S2> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
- <S3> SNF81586 Unpublished Document: 2011. Historic building recording pro forma report for South Creake War Memorial Institute Building, Norfolk.. January.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2013 4:23PM