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Remploy (Site Of)

Description and History of Site:-

Red brick bold.The Remploy factory on Redeness Street closed in 2008, having previously manufactured NBC suits for the military. The building in the photograph of 1973 had been demolished some time earlier.


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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Viewing the Site :- Site only can be viewed from the footpath

Address :- Redeness Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 7UU
Grid Ref :- SE 61064 52159
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.961919 , Long -1.070782
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- - 2008
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 4 July 2015

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