Greenock, Westburn Refinery View of buildings to S of Drumfrochar Road, from W
SC 455018
Description Greenock, Westburn Refinery View of buildings to S of Drumfrochar Road, from W
Date 3/9/1975
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 455018
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Westburn Sugar Refinery, 150 Lynedoch Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire This was the last sugar refinery to operate in Scotland. It was a large multi-period complex, incorporating 19th century fabric, but also including buildings rebuilt after damage in the Greenock Blitz of 1941, and some post-war structures. This view shows a seven-storey and basement refinery building of the 'traditional' 19th century type, with a water-tank covering the whole of the flat roof. The Westburn Refinery belonged latterly to Tate & Lyle. The refinery closed in 1998, as result of falling demand for refined sugar. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H75/56/5
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