Longburn Freezing Works

Description

In 1890, the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company established this freezing works just south of Palmerston North. Initially capital was insufficient and the business fell into the hands of Liquidators, then bought by the National Mortgage and Agency Company. The works were again sold to the Co-operative Wholesale Society (U.K) in 1940. They closed in October 1987.

Identification

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Lo 4

Date

1939

Digitisation id

2011N_Lo4_004958

Held in

Coolstore