The Old Sweet Factory

I do come across some odd sites in London from time to time... On Katherine Road, between Forest Gate and Upton Park in the East End, you'll find the old Trebor sweet factory. A dramatic Art Deco edifice, it was built in 1937 and was a major employer in the area until Robertson & Woodcock closed several of their factories in the 1980s.

After its closure as a sweet factory, it was subdivided and turned into mixed use industrial units but clearly property developers saw the potential in this remarkable building, and its now home to trendy live/work apartments. Here's are two photos which show the contrast between what it was like when it was churning out sweets by the ton and how it looks now... as you can see, apart from some changes to the ground floor it has remained remarkably intact.