Description and History of Site:-
Buildings not very interesting and fairly modern. (Hatcher 1973). It seems likely that some of the original buildings survive (2018). Originally a liquorice works of 1900, acquired in 1912 and further developed by the then "Yorkshire Dyeware and Chemical Co Ltd" itself formed by the amalgmation of eleven smaller firms in 1900. In 1992, was the speciality products division of Yorkshire Chemicals Ltd, with the focus on products for the tanning and dyeing of leather. Later became "Clariant Chemicals" which ceased trading in 2009. Now (2017) Industrial Chemicals Ltd.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985.
http://www.colorantshistory.org/YorkshireDyeware.html

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Key Words :- factory chemicals dyes liquorice

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public road or canal footpath

Address :- Canal View, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8AE
Grid Ref :- SE 61700 31500
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.776188 , Long -1.065237
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1900 -
Record Date :- 5 June 2015

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