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The Thames Refinery was opened by [[Henry Tate & Sons]] in 1878. The factory's biggest product was sugar cubes. The factory was seven and a half acres but was doubled in size in 1908. The refinery still operates today.
 
The Thames Refinery was opened by [[Henry Tate & Sons]] in 1878. The factory's biggest product was sugar cubes. The factory was seven and a half acres but was doubled in size in 1908. The refinery still operates today.
  

Revision as of 13:25, 3 February 2016



Operation

1878


Location

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Located in

London


Produced

Sugar Cubes


Used Raw Materials

Sugar


|1878 |1921 |Henry Tate & Sons |-


|1921 |2010 |Tate & Lyle |-


|2010 |The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood. |American Sugar Refining, Inc |-


|1878 |The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood.The date "{{{to_date}}}" was not understood. |Sugar Industry |-

Description

The Thames Refinery was opened by Henry Tate & Sons in 1878. The factory's biggest product was sugar cubes. The factory was seven and a half acres but was doubled in size in 1908. The refinery still operates today.

In the 17th and 18th century, sugar was imported from sugar cane plantations in sub-tropic locations like the West Indies. By the 18th century, sugar beet was being grown locally in Europe, so Henry Tate & Sons imported large amounts of sugar from Germany, Holland, Belgium and France.

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