Volume: Various factories, including factories on Laing's Harland Estate off Honeypot Lane in Stanmore and Queensbury, North West London

Date:
circa 1930 - 1940
Location:
Harland Estate Works, Cumberland Road, Queensbury, Brent, Greater London Authority
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Harland Estate Works, Honeypot Lane, Harrow, Greater London Authority
Reference:
JLP01/01/035
Type:
Volume containing Photographic material
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Description

Photograph album labelled 'Factories' containing 104 images of various factories built by John Laing and Son Ltd. In the 1930s the firm built 900 houses and 80 shops and factories on their Harland Estate at Honeypot Lane in Stanmore and Queensbury. Images of the Harland Estate factories include general exterior views of Price & Co (Bakers) Ltd, Spiral Tube, Brookside Metal, interior views of Apex Vactric factory designed by architects, Lander, Bedells and Compton, Queensbury Engineering Co., Stanmore Engineering Co., Acorn Products Ltd, Scot Insulated Wire, Kayes Rotaprint Factory, Zenith Carburetter Factory showing interior and people at work, Hendon Laundry, Gee Tee Co., Peerless Electrical Manufacturing Co., Kay (Sports and Games) Ltd and the Mayfair Carriage Company. Also included is a view of Carr and Co. Ltd, Biscuit Manufacturers, Carlisle and photographs of warehouses for A.W. Gamages Ltd at Waterloo Road and Coles Green Road, Cricklewood, Independent Milk Supplies Ltd, Marylebone and an unnamed factory at Kingston Bypass. The album also contains a folded ground plan for the Handley Page Factory in Cricklewood.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

This Volume is divided into 2 Child Records
This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Print): 104
Photograph Album: 1

Rights

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Keywords

Mid 20th Century Factory, Factory, Industrial Estate, People At Work, Trade And Commerce