Other places · North East England
Fawdon Factory
In or near Gosforth.
Fawdon Factory in England North East, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon · 0.7 km
- Paid entry
About
Fawdon Factory is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Fawdon Factory is a confectionery factory at Fawdon, in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The factory was built for Rowntree's, and since 1988 has been run by Nestlé. As of 2014 it was Nestlé's largest UK factory after York. The building, but not any of Nestlé's business, is due to be transferred to Country Style Foods in 2024.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Rowntree wanted the site of 26 acres. Rowntree was struggling to get enough workers in its main factory. The Estate and Property committee of Newcastle City Council were asked to approve the proposal on Wednesday 21 July 1954. The site would be for around eight hundred workers. Rowntree employed about 10,000 people. The council voted by 38 to 25 to let Rowntree buy the land. The Labour group on Newcastle City Council had opposed the sale, as the Labour group wanted the land to be leased, not bought. The site would make Smarties, Fruit Gums and Fruit Pastilles. The factory would cost around £2m, and was hoped to open in March 1958. It had 22 ovens. The site was built by John Laing.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0121, -1.6549
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 3TR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 1958
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q123532492 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fawdon Factory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fawdon Factory?
- Fawdon Factory is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 3TR), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Fawdon Factory?
- Fawdon Factory in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fawdon Factory?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 3TR.
- When was Fawdon Factory built?
- Built or established in 1958.
- Who owns Fawdon Factory?
- Fawdon Factory is owned by Nestlé UK Ltd.
- Is Fawdon Factory a protected site?
- Yes — Fawdon Factory is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Fawdon Factory?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 3TR.