In 1890, the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company established this freezing works just south of Palmerston North. Built by the Munro Brothers of Palmerston North at a total cost of £36,000, initially capital was insufficient and the business fell into the hands of Liquidators, until 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.

Aerial view of Longburn Freezing Works
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Lo24_004968
- Title
- Aerial view of Longburn Freezing Works
- Held In
- Coolstore
- License
- no_known_restrictions
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1925 to 1930
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Council
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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