Key Words :- chimney

Address :- Monier Road, London, Greater London, E3
Grid Ref :- TQ 37316 84260
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.540543 , Long -0.021352
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

Description and History of Site:-
1899-1900 circular red-brick chimney shaft with blue-brick cornice on Roach Rd, built by J Chessum & Sons for their own Crown Wharf builders yard on west bank of the Hackney Cut. Subsequently occupied by the timber yard and cabinet works of Abraham Younger. The shaft bore the name Younger until 2000.

M. K. Carlton was a shoe factory which was demolished to make way for a modern block of apartments.

Further Reading and References:-
Smith, Tim and Carr, Bob. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire and the Lea Valley'. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 2004

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/04/10/the-modest-wonders-of-hackney-wick/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4554692

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