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| RefNo | PP/WSL/RBP5137 |
| Short title | Youngmans Factory, Crawley |
| Full description | Youngmans Factory, Manor Royal Industrial Estate, Crawley.Youngmans Factory (to the left) produced aluminium ladders. Directly opposite was the factory for Sun d'Or which manufactured sweets. Sun d'Or had 150, mainly female workers whose hours were adjusted so that they started work at 7.30am and finished work at 4pm. This was to make sure that they could make their families' evening meals. Compare to RBP5138 and RBP5139. Original photograph and additional information stored in two red albums called Then and Now, Crawley Old and New Town by Roger Bastable, item no. 200472229, ref. no. B3. Roger Bastable Collection. |
| Date | c1950 |
| Period | 1950s |
| Period dates | 1 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1959 |
| Format | Photograph |
| Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
| Subject | Industry/Factories & Industrial Estates |
| Shops/Confectioners & Sweet Shops |
| Transport/Road/Street Lights (Post 1939) |
| Transport/Road/Cars |
| New Towns |
| Architecture/Period/ 20th Century/ 1950-1959 |
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Places
| Place Entry | Code |
| /Industrial Estate/Crawley/West Sussex | NA652 |