Former premises of Herbert & Sons scalemakers
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Site ID :- GTL03716
Key Words :- scalemakers
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GTL03715,Former head office of Herbert & Sons scalemakersAddress :- 319-321 Gray’s Inn Road, London, Greater London, WC1X 8PX
Grid Reference :- TQ 30420 82945
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 530420 m, Northing 182945 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.53036 , -0.121217
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Administrative Area :- Camden London Borough Council
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Site Era :-Industrial Revolution 1750-1850 to Modern Post 1950
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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 15 October 2019
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Reviewed
Reviewed By :- Andrew Turner - 5 November 2019
Description and History
Premises of scalemakers - initially George Birch from around 1821 who then sold the business to Thomas Herbert in 1857 before emigrating to New Zealand. The building's facade still shows traces of advertising lettering that once adorned many buildings:
SCALES WEIGHTS
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WEIGHING MACHINES
319 321
Herbert & Sons moved its operations out of London in 1968 to Haverhill, Suffolk.
Further Reading and References
http://www.herberthistory.co.uk/
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Grid Reference :- TQ 30420 82945
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 530420 m, Northing 182945 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.53036 , -0.121217
View Historic Mapping
Site Location :-
Viewing Site :-
Parish or Township :-
Administrative Area :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :-
Site Status :-
Site Condition :-
Site Era :-Industrial Revolution 1750-1850 to Modern Post 1950
Site Dates :- -
Visit By :- -
Contributor :- Robert Mason - 15 October 2019
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Reviewed
Reviewed By :- Andrew Turner - 5 November 2019
SCALES WEIGHTS
&
WEIGHING MACHINES
319 321
Herbert & Sons moved its operations out of London in 1968 to Haverhill, Suffolk.