Description and History of Site:-
Dreadfully tatty orange brick and cheaply pretentious Queen Anne stone dressings. Situated alongside Beverley and Barmston Drain (Hatcher, 1974) Founded in the 1860s by Frederick Needler and incorporated in 1902 as Fred Needler Ltd. In 1906 these larger premises were built on Bournemouth Street off Sculcoates Lane in Hull. Principally famous for the manufacture of chocolate and boiled sweets, the factory closed in 2002 to be replaced by a housing development 'Needlers Way'.
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.
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Key Words :- confectionery factory
Address :- Sculcoates Lane, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU5 1DE
Grid Ref :- TA 09348 30878
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.762787 , Long -0.342703
Local Authority :- Hull City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1906 - 2002
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- TA 09348 30878
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.762787 , Long -0.342703
Local Authority :- Hull City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1906 - 2002
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive