Historic Greenock Sugar Sheds
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 2,000+
The Sugar refining industry was part of Greenock trade and industrial past as far back as 1765 with a dozen or more refineries at one point.
The most famous of these was Tate & Lyle which formed as a merger between Henry Tate and Abram Lyle in 1921.
Luckliy the building we see today in this picture has survived at James Watt Dock were designated 'A-Listed' as a great example of early historic Industrial Architecture with their unique colonnade of cast iron columns.
The warehouse will be incorporated into future waterfront development. Today it is utilised for stowage and the offices of the relatively recent James Watt Dock Marina There is no more sugar industry at the site anymore today.
Historic Greenock Sugar Sheds
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 2,000+
The Sugar refining industry was part of Greenock trade and industrial past as far back as 1765 with a dozen or more refineries at one point.
The most famous of these was Tate & Lyle which formed as a merger between Henry Tate and Abram Lyle in 1921.
Luckliy the building we see today in this picture has survived at James Watt Dock were designated 'A-Listed' as a great example of early historic Industrial Architecture with their unique colonnade of cast iron columns.
The warehouse will be incorporated into future waterfront development. Today it is utilised for stowage and the offices of the relatively recent James Watt Dock Marina There is no more sugar industry at the site anymore today.