Shuttleworths chocolate factory Bermondsey

[bertyoung]

I have found a number of relatives who appear to have worked at this factory in the early 1900s. Does anyone have any idea where I might find information about the factory, its workings or its staff?
All help gratefully received
Bert

[Valda]

Hi

It seems to have become part of Rowntree

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=B26129

Otherwise I would contact Southwark Local History Library, they might hold photographs of the factory.


Regards

Valda

[bertyoung]

Thanks Valda
I am planning a trip to London to visit the LMA so maybe a detour is needed to Southwark too.
Bert

[Valda]

Hi


The LMA may have something as well. You might want to check with Southwark first what they have if anything. e.g. they might have indexed newspaper articles

http://hwj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/66/1/62


further information around surviving records

Life policies for employees of Associated Chocolate Manufacturers Ltd, W.S. Shuttleworth and Co, Whitefields Ltd and W. and M. Duncan Ltd.  Rowntree/Acm/L/2  1960 - 1962
These documents are held at York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research


Try A2A for any further records but it all looks like anything will be held in York not London.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/default.aspx


Regards

Valda

[QueSera]

I recall Shuttleworths factory in Galleywall Road, Bermondsey. Unfortunately there is nothing now left of the factory, like another large local busicuit manufacturer Peek Freans (just around the corner) it was taken over and the work moved out of London. There does remain however, a small park donated to the council, where the staff often would eat their lunch etc:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/468121

[bertyoung]

Thanks for the information and the link it all helps me to create a full picture of their lives, coincidently ancestors worked at Peek Freans too.

[Valda]

Hi

There seems much more on Peek Frean

e.g.

http://www.msdm.org.uk/texts/bermondsey_gallery.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peek_Freans

The records including list of employees are held at the University of Reading

http://www.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/collections/sc-peek-frean.aspx/

Plus a museum in Rotherhithe

http://www.thepumphouse.org.uk/enter.shtml

Regards

Valda

[QueSera]

Thanks for the information and the link it all helps me to create a full picture of their lives, coincidently ancestors worked at Peek Freans too.

I have quite a bit on Peek Freans, my Mum, Dad, an uncle and at least six aunts all work there. At one stage whilst out of work I researched and started to write a history, but that has now been relegated to boxes and files. There is however a DVD of two films of the company: the first a Victorian silent tour around the Drummond Road factory and another from c1989 when it closed.  A recent publication and from memory it was only about £7. Made by Sands Studios (?) it is available on the internet direct from them or on Amazon. If you decide to get it and can't find it, let me know and I find the address for you.

[QueSera]

Extract from the 1914 OS Map. Shuttleworths marked in pink and part of Peek Freans in green. As you can see, Shuttleworths was actually in Rotherhithe!

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