Friday Photos: London Factories

By Kyra Hanson Last edited 111 months ago

Last Updated 04 September 2015

Friday Photos: London Factories
Former Aladdin factory in Greenford. Check out the Art Deco flooring. Photo: LiamCH (2011)

This week we took a look around London's industrial heritage. Sadly many of these factory buildings are now derelict or have been demolished. Good job people took these photos, then.

Thanks to the following photographers for use of their photos via the Londonist Flickr pool:
Aperture_Addict, LiamCH, Matt Brown, Andy Worthington, Richard Watkins LRPS, Barry Jones, Polstar Photography, Rion Nakaya, Chris Dorley-brown, Sean Hartwell Photography,

The Tate & Lyle sugar refinery on the north bank of the River Thames, in Silvertown, east London. Photo: Sean Hartwell Photography (2014)
The Tate & Lyle sugar refinery on the north bank of the Thames, in Silvertown, east London. Photo: Sean Hartwell Photography (2014)
Formans Salmon Factory in Stratford which relocated because of the Olympic Site. Photo: chris dorley-brown (2005)
H. Forman & Son smoked salmon factory in Stratford which relocated because of the Olympic site. Photo: Chris Dorley-brown (2005)
1913 Boris Limited Building on Hertford Road in Hackney, awaiting redevelopment. Photo: Rion Nakaya (2009)
1913 Boris Limited Building on Hertford Road in Hackney, awaiting redevelopment as far as we know. Photo: Rion Nakaya (2009)
Art Deco Adhesives Factory demolished in 2010. Photo: Polstar Photography (2010)
Art Deco adhesives factory in Ladywell, demolished in 2010. Photo: Polstar Photography (2010)
Former factory site in Bromley-by-Bow of dog-food pioneer James Spratt, built in 1899 . Photo: Andy Worthington (2012)
Former factory site in Bromley-by-Bow of dog food pioneer James Spratt, built in 1899. It was the first company to erect a billboard in London. Photo: Andy Worthington (2012)
Old wall of the docks and beyond it the Royal Arsenal Factory originally known as the Woolwich Warren. Photo:  Aperture_Addict (2010)
Old wall of the docks, and beyond it, the Royal Arsenal Factory originally known as the Woolwich Warren. Photo: Aperture_Addict (2010)
Lesney Factory for Matchbox toys in Hackney in process of demolition. Photo: Matt Brown (2010)
Lesney Factory for Matchbox toys in Hackney, here seen in the process of demolition. Photo: Matt Brown (2010)
Former Aladdin Factory in Greenford which manufactured kerosene lamps and heaters. Photo: LiamCH (2011)
Former Aladdin factory in Greenford which manufactured kerosene lamps and heaters. Photo: LiamCH (2011)