Record Details
| NHER Number: | 56169 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of 1930s cannery |
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Summary
The site of a former food canning factory probably established in the 1930s.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6129 2012 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
This is the site of a former food canning factory, and is one of many that were established in the King's Lynn area from the 1930s onwards.
See (S1).
S. Howard (HES), 6 October 2011.
This site was owned by the Lincolnshire Canners Ltd in 1932 (S1), and was a major employer in the town. The site was known as the Lin-Can factory. The main factory building was still extant in 2005. The site has since been cleared.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 15 October 2018.
Monument Types
- CANNING FACTORY (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1930 AD to 2005 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Carnell & White Chartered Architects. 1932. Plan of Lincolnshire Canners Ltd site at West Lynn.. Plan. |
Related records - none