The Rowntree factory clock on Wigginton Road, fitted with a solar panel since its earlier appearance on these pages. Attention was drawn to these clocks after they were manually adjusted to just after 8 o’clock to celebrate the history of a particular line of confectionery once manufactured here.
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A little local detail, the tidied frontage of the Rowntree factory building on Haxby Road. Compare with earlier photos. The local press included letters from members of … More …
Here on Haxby Road it isn’t just about the large looming factory block. In its shadow is a small and charming building, in the midst of a whole collection of Rowntree … More …
Concerns about the grounds around the old Rowntree factory building on Haxby Road, illustrated with photos taken over recent years. More … 
As my attention has been drawn to Rowntree’s recently, I wanted to write something about our two famous factories, the Rowntree’s and Terry’s of old, and what’s left of them. These ‘development sites’ are mentioned every now and then, usually separately. It seems to me significant that on both sides of town we have massive empty factory buildings for sale, the remnants of what was, in the 20th century, our main industry.
More …In the middle of researching a page to be added I found this really nice slideshow of old images of Rowntree’s, uploaded to YouTube by Anne Hurtado.
In relation to this website’s focus on the buildings and changing landscape of York, the most interesting images are perhaps those we … More …
I like this. An understated, witty reminder. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous ‘After Eight’ mint, once manufactured here at Rowntree’s, the old factory clocks were adjusted, to just after eight.
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This building occupied the riverside site near Lendal Bridge now occupied by the Aviva offices. See comments added for more information.
[Photo: Andy Tuckwell]
