Henry Heath Hatters
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Site ID :- GTL03753
Key Words :- Factory
Linked Sites :-Address :- 105-109 Oxford Street and 16-18 Hollen Street, London, Greater London
Grid Reference :- TQ 29515 81290
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 529515 m, Northing 181290 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.515695 , -0.134864
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Site Location :-
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Parish or Township :-
Administrative Area :- Westminster City Council
Pre 1974 County :-
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Historic England List No - 1066036,
Site Era :-Early Modern 1850-1950 to Modern Post 1950
Site Dates :- 1887-88 -
Visit By :- Robert Mason - 17 April 2022
Contributor :- Robert Mason - 19 April 2022
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Complete
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Description and History
Shop (Oxford Street), factory (Hollen Street) and offices of the hatter Henry Heath. Built 1887-88 by Christopher and White.
The complex consists of a four-storey rear building, a five-storey building on Oxford Street, a single-storey link block and a basement under all the site.
The Hollen Street building was the factory with the boilers and raw material storage in the basement. Goods were brought in and out through the large double doors and weighed on the small weighbridge on the ground floor. A hoist took the materials up to the manufacturing floors and brought the finished hats down into the back of the shop or down to the warehouse in the basement of the front building.
The ground floor of the Oxford Street building and the link block were the main showroom, the first floor was the fitting room, with a mezzanine in the link block adjacent for final trimming and adjustment. The second floor was the residence of Mr. Heath, with the bedrooms for his family and servants on the third floor. The fourth floor was a dormitory for the workers. St Patrick's school, adjacent, provided apprentices.
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Grid Reference :- TQ 29515 81290
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 529515 m, Northing 181290 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.515695 , -0.134864
View Historic Mapping
Site Location :-
Viewing Site :-
Parish or Township :-
Administrative Area :- Westminster City Council
Pre 1974 County :-
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Historic England List No - 1066036,
Site Era :-Early Modern 1850-1950 to Modern Post 1950
Site Dates :- 1887-88 -
Visit By :- Robert Mason - 17 April 2022
Contributor :- Robert Mason - 19 April 2022
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Robert Mason
Record Status :- Complete
Reviewed By :- -
The complex consists of a four-storey rear building, a five-storey building on Oxford Street, a single-storey link block and a basement under all the site.
The Hollen Street building was the factory with the boilers and raw material storage in the basement. Goods were brought in and out through the large double doors and weighed on the small weighbridge on the ground floor. A hoist took the materials up to the manufacturing floors and brought the finished hats down into the back of the shop or down to the warehouse in the basement of the front building.
The ground floor of the Oxford Street building and the link block were the main showroom, the first floor was the fitting room, with a mezzanine in the link block adjacent for final trimming and adjustment. The second floor was the residence of Mr. Heath, with the bedrooms for his family and servants on the third floor. The fourth floor was a dormitory for the workers. St Patrick's school, adjacent, provided apprentices.