Lancashire Lantern
Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Pioneers
Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.
Sir Henry Tate - Tate's early commercial career
(All images on this page reproduced with permission of Tate and Lyle)
Tate's first shop - Old Haymarket, Liverpool 1839
Henry Tate's Grocery shop c 1850
Till receipt showing last quarter 1861 receipts for Tate's shops.
Bill dated 1858 from H Tate's shop, Birkenhead.
Love Lane Refinery Liverpool 1873. Tate's first refinery .
Wagon loading sugar.
Thames refinery 1908. Specialised in sugar cubes.
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