Wheatsheaf Works, Leicester, Leicestershire

Built for the Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1891 and extended circa 1900, the building is of red brick and is constructed in neo-Jacobean style. This building was the largest footwear factory in the world when it was completed.

Location

Leicester Leicester

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

factory trade industry architecture victorian (1837 - 1901)