Industry in Burton Latimer

The growth of a manufacturing town


Wallis' Mill - later Weetabix - in the 1930s Ironstone Workers at Burton Latimer Whitney and Westley Shoe Factory in 1912
(left) Wallis Mill - later Weetabix - in 1937; (centre) Workers at Burton Ironstone Co. c.1920;
(right) Whitney & Westley's shoe factory c.1912

Weetabix

The Shoe Industry

The Clothing Industry
  • Introduction
  • The Development of the Firm
  • Buckby Bros

  • Hart & Levy

Alumasc

Quarrying

Brickmaking
  • Introduction
  • The Development of the Firm

Milling

Tanning

Public Utilties
  • Introduction

Soft Drinks Manufacturing

  • Electricity
  • 'She' Drinks

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