Building Name

Tea Warkehouse Trafford Park for Brooke Bond Limited

Date
1926
District/Town
Trafford Park, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Brooke Bond Limited
Work
New Build
Contractor
Russell Building Company

Arthur Brooke established his first shop at 23 Market Street, Manchester, in 1869.  Brooke Bond first moved into part of “The Hives” on Mosley Road, Trafford Park in 1918. Later they built a large factory for the blending and packaging of tea on Trafford Park Road close to the boating lake (Parkinson gives date as 1922).

Reference           Builder 30 July 1926 Page 193 (tenders)