Bryant & May match factory, Bow
This former matchworks in Bow was once the largest factory in London, employing almost 5,000 people - most of whom were women or girls.
The building in the foreground is the entrance lodge on Fairfield Road which was built in the second half of the 19th century. The main factory buildings behind were rebuilt in 1909-10, adding two water towers (one seen here) to serve the sprinkler system.
The whole factory site was redeveloped and converted into residential apartments (now called Bow Quarter) at the end of the 1980s.
Bryant & May match factory, Bow
This former matchworks in Bow was once the largest factory in London, employing almost 5,000 people - most of whom were women or girls.
The building in the foreground is the entrance lodge on Fairfield Road which was built in the second half of the 19th century. The main factory buildings behind were rebuilt in 1909-10, adding two water towers (one seen here) to serve the sprinkler system.
The whole factory site was redeveloped and converted into residential apartments (now called Bow Quarter) at the end of the 1980s.