Dartford: Aerial photographs; Early illustrations of site

Colour and black and white photographs plus black and white negatives of various aerial images of Dartford buildings which occupy 43 acres. Early illustrations include prints and colour transparencies of the opening of the Dartford factory of Burroughs Wellcome and Co. in 1889, with a firework display and speeches at the opening of the factory and The Chemical Works of Burroughs Wellcome and Co. 1890, in colour- promotional image with Burroughs Wellcome and co. products printed on the reverse. Postcards of Mill Pond and Bridge, Dartford; Colour print of 'Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Burroughs Wellcome and Co... Offices and warehouse, Snow Hill Buildings, London; copies of architectural drawings of 'suggested Bird's eye view of Messrs. Burroughs Wellcome and Co. Works' c. 1925; Wellcome Chemical Works Sequence of building programme, from post war plans; aerial view of site c.1944; print of selection of deeds, dated late nineteenth early twentieth century, from Dartford site Plan of site of Dartford factory before purchase by Burroughs Wellcome, freehold property know as Phoenix Mills, 1885; steel engraving and two other copies of a print of T H Saunders, Phoenix Paper Mills, Dartford

1889-1993

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Image of opening of the Dartford factory of Burroughs Wellcome and Co. in 1889, with a firework display and speeches at the opening of the factory and The Chemical Works of Burroughs Wellcome and Co. 1890, available through Wellcome Images with the reference M0008530.