Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,148 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Hazelbottom Road, Crumpsall, near Manchester
Part of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS)
Biscuits, cakes, and sweets
1873 Works purchased by CWS. Originally produced soap alongside the food industry
1912 The only biscuit works in the country operating an 8-hour working day[1]
1936 Aerial photo of works here
1979 One of three production units in the CWS Biscuit and Baking operation.[2]
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