Fermentation Vats, Sarsons Vinegar Factory
FERMENTATION VATS, SARSONS VINEGAR FACTORY, ROPER LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385822
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Fermentation Vats, Sarsons Vinegar Factory
- Statutory Address:
- FERMENTATION VATS, SARSONS VINEGAR FACTORY, ROPER LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385822
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Fermentation Vats, Sarsons Vinegar Factory
- Statutory Address 1:
- FERMENTATION VATS, SARSONS VINEGAR FACTORY, ROPER LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FERMENTATION VATS, SARSONS VINEGAR FACTORY, ROPER LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33408 79765
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3379 ROPER LANE 636-1/5/639 Fermentation Vats, Sarson's Vinegar 02/08/93 Factory
GV II
Bottling store, later fermentation vats. c1860, altered early C20. Stock brick with slate roofs. EXTERIOR: three-and-a half-storeys, 2 gables, restored in C20 to west side. East side has 2 tall round-headed windows between 1st and 2nd floors and cambered windows to ground floor. 2 hoists and series of loading doors. North side has 4 early C20 four-light pivoting casements. West side has metal casements. INTERIOR: has scientific queen post roof to north and plainer roof with tie beam to south. Cast-iron spiral staircase and 3 large wooden fermentation vats. HISTORICAL NOTE: mustard works were established on this site in 1814 by Noah Slee, the earliest purpose-built structures dating from 1825-1830 extended in the 1960s when the firm went over to the prduction of vinegar. From 1932 the brewery was run by British Vinegars. In 1979 the works were taken over by the Swiss company Nestle which owned Crosse & Blackwell from 1960. Known in the late C20 as Sarson's Vinegar Brewery, the works remained in use until early in 1992. (GLIAS Report 16 August 1992).
Listing NGR: TQ3340879765
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471234
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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