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Silk factory

Key Words :- factory

Address :- 11 Acton Square, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1HQ
Grid Ref :- TL 87269 41465
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.03995 , Long 0.729048
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- c1870 -

Description and History of Site:-
Occupied at different times by three of the silk manufacturers located in Sudbury today.

'W' on gable to attached manager's/foreman's house on left indicates that it was originally built by Stephen Walters and Company.


Further Reading and References:-
https://sudburysociety.org.uk/unlisted-building/acton-square-11/


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