There's been a few good reports on this place but everyone has a slightly different take on it so thought we would upload our set.
The history has been covered in some depth in the other reports and comments but in summary - The factory opened in 1951, the main factory barrel roof with all of the glass windows was built to catch the rising sun bringing natural light into the huge factory, so less electricity was used to light it. The factory was specifically designed so that reels of paper came in at one end of the factory, the reels were printed, tubed and then sewed or bottomed in the main factory hall, before going out as completed paper or plastic sacks. The factory had its own printers, maintenance department, canteen and office staff and at its height employed over 400 people. It was purchased by Papropack as an order book buyout, kept open for the minimum amount of time but ceased production in April 1997. The site was sold to Manisty Wharf in 1998. The building is now spilt into 4 separate sections, some housing active businesses, the abandoned part was the main factory hall and offices.
Interestingly we came across an old promotional video from 1962 for using paper sacks for domestic rubbish and you can see some parts of the factory as they were in the 1960's including the factory floor, directors office and labs. The decor is still the same and you can see the sacks being produced and tested. Pretty fascinating as long as you can get past the name of the video 😂 ;
Watch Challenge of the Sack - BFI Player
Access to this place was easy. The decay is amazing here and there are loads of retro signs and decor, a really enjoyable place to photograph.
Thanks for looking.
The history has been covered in some depth in the other reports and comments but in summary - The factory opened in 1951, the main factory barrel roof with all of the glass windows was built to catch the rising sun bringing natural light into the huge factory, so less electricity was used to light it. The factory was specifically designed so that reels of paper came in at one end of the factory, the reels were printed, tubed and then sewed or bottomed in the main factory hall, before going out as completed paper or plastic sacks. The factory had its own printers, maintenance department, canteen and office staff and at its height employed over 400 people. It was purchased by Papropack as an order book buyout, kept open for the minimum amount of time but ceased production in April 1997. The site was sold to Manisty Wharf in 1998. The building is now spilt into 4 separate sections, some housing active businesses, the abandoned part was the main factory hall and offices.
Interestingly we came across an old promotional video from 1962 for using paper sacks for domestic rubbish and you can see some parts of the factory as they were in the 1960's including the factory floor, directors office and labs. The decor is still the same and you can see the sacks being produced and tested. Pretty fascinating as long as you can get past the name of the video 😂 ;
Watch Challenge of the Sack - BFI Player
Access to this place was easy. The decay is amazing here and there are loads of retro signs and decor, a really enjoyable place to photograph.
Thanks for looking.
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