Feavers Tin Plate & Metal Box Works
Hi guys,
Hoping someone could tell me where exactly Feavers factory was. Before my aunt recently passed away, she said it was in Decima Street/Wilds Rents but during my searches the only reference I could find was an extract from a 1894 Post Office directory that mentioned Long Walk and/or 43 Bermondsey Square. This would have been before Tower Bridge Road was built right through Bermondsey Square and Long Walk.
Thanks for any information, a picture would be event better (no chance I think!)
[Map below is an extract of 1914 OS map, with pubs marked in yellow]
Feavers, eh!?
The pub coloured yellow which is west of Abbey Buildings was The White Bear which was in the L shaped street known as Long Walk (it wasn't very long at all!) . Walking west from The White Bear you come to the corner of Tower Bridge Road and would be standing next to Feaver's wall. Feavers is the large oddly shaped five sided building to the south of where you'd be standing. The metal bashers were at the back and upstairs. The front centre of the building had a door which led into the offices - almost exactly opposite where the "W" is in "TOWER BRIDGE ROAD".
Hope thsi helps.
Fantastic paperboy, thanks very much for that. With that information, I might even spot bits of the building in the background or on the edge of other photos. Incidentally 'Long Walk' was quite a bit longer before Abbey Buildings and Tower Bridge Road was built over it. Still as you said, it wasn't long even then!
