Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,710 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Oxo Tower

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of London

1910 The Post Office Central Power Station was built on the site towards the end of the 19th century.

1927 The property was subsequently acquired by the Liebig's Extract of Meat Co, manufacturers of Oxo beef stock cubes, for conversion into a cold store and wharves for Oxo Ltd.

1928-29 Re-built to a design by company architect Albert Moore. In order to advertise its famous OXO stock cube without violating the ban on skyline advertising, the company installed the now-famous Art Deco windows on the tower.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Oxo Tower restaurant