Thomas Briggs Ltd situated at 2-4 Southgate Road, Islington, London. Thomas Briggs Ltd was founded in 1815. The productions of these immense factories embraced canvas, sheeting, sacking, hessians, sacks and bags, ropes, machine-made twines, jute, hemp, and cotton yarns, printed jute rugs and squares, lobby and stair oil-cloths, Dutch carpetings, railway-waggon, cart, and stack covers, dressing for covers, roofing cloth, brattice cloth, tents, sail canvas, seaming twines, Briggs’ patent lined bags for sugar, coffee, patent tarpauling, patent packing, and iron and steel hoops for packing purposes. Mr. Thomas Briggs was also the sole tent maker for her Majesty’s War Office and contractor for government and railway stores.
Thomas Briggs had 1 London Warehouse
Three factories two in Salford Manchester and this one in Islington London. Thomas had a further five branch warehouses in Kidderminster, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast & Dublin.
Southgate road Islington
Delivery Lorry & Driver
Interior of the factory of Southgate road Islington 1895
