The Work of West Street
- GVHeritage Groups
- Dec 3, 2024
- 1 min read
by the West Street Heritage Group for Futures Past
The coal pits and brickworks closed, but the tobacco industry and docks were close by. Nearer to home Robinsons (paper bag production), Colodense (cellophane manufacturers), and Mail Marketing on West Street provided employment for some years, but when their doors also closed many shops went out of business and the public houses struggled to survive.
