Description and History of Site:-
Built by the Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation in 1926, the factory had a slicing capacity of 1,000 tons a day when it opened, and processed almost 55,000 tons of sugar beet in its first year. In 1940, operations expanded to include packaging with further improvements in 1950. In 1956, the York factory pioneered the move into bulk sugar storage with the creation of the corporation's first concrete silos: two 120ft-tall towers. Renamed the York Sugar Factory in 1962. The plant closed in 2007 and the factory demolished in 2008. The site is currently (2017) brownfield awaiting redevelopment, probably as residential housing.
Further Reading and References:-http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/history/14419631.LOST_YORK__50_photos_of_the_sugarbeet_factory_through_the_years__inside___out/
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Key Words :- beet sugar
Address :- Millfield Lane, Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6GA
Grid Ref :- SE 5759 5302
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.970054 , Long -1.123562
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1926 -
Record Date :- 16 August 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 5759 5302
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.970054 , Long -1.123562
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1926 -
Record Date :- 16 August 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson