Key Words :- factory

Address :- Hollow Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7HX
Grid Ref :- TL 861 656
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.257084 , Long 0.725233
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose

Description and History of Site:-
The factory at Bury St Edmunds opened in 1924 to process sugar beet grown in Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

During 1973, it became the largest of its kind in Europe when two new silos were built.

British Sugar's retail arm Silver Spoon was established in 1972.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.britishsugar.co.uk/about-sugar/our-factories

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