The Anonymous Widower

What Do They Make Here?

This picture was taken from West Silvertown station on the Docklands Light Railway.

What Do They Make Here?

I think the answer is obvious. But how many companies advertise their products on their factories in such a manner?

March 14, 2012 - Posted by | Food, Transport/Travel |

7 Comments »

  1. It could of course be an old advertising feature

    Comment by Liz P | March 14, 2012 | Reply

    • The give-away is the word TATE on the building.

      Have you ever ridden the DLR Liz? All stations have lifts, even the City end termini.

      Comment by AnonW | March 15, 2012 | Reply

  2. […] take the Golden Syrup picture, I travelled to West Silvertown station, which is a typical elevated DLR station, with a lift and a […]

    Pingback by Disabled and Normal Access on the Docklands Light Railway « The Anonymous Widower | March 15, 2012 | Reply

  3. Last time I was in London, I dont think DLR was there!

    If you are ever around MIle End area, my gt gt grandfather had a factory there, his name was John Wright, he was a veneer merchant and invented a new kind of lathe, which was on the factory roof until the factory closed and was asset stripped in 1960s.

    Comment by liz | March 15, 2012 | Reply

  4. The Golden Syrup Factory is having to make redundancies thanks once again to our European masters of the Fourth Reich. Syrup is made from cane sugar and despite exceptional and increasing demand Tate & Lyle are unable to purchase from South America due to the CAP and European Sugar Beet directives.

    Comment by peter hoskins | March 15, 2012 | Reply

    • I was down there today and T & L appear to be going strong according to Wikipedia.

      Comment by AnonW | March 15, 2012 | Reply

  5. Yes, they are going strong, but would be stronger without Fourth Reich dikltats.

    Comment by peter hoskins | March 16, 2012 | Reply


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