St Vincent's Works (original) (raw)

The St Vincent's Works is a former factory and offices at Silverthorne Lane in Bristol, England. The building was built as offices and factory by , for his brother John Lysaght of John Lysaght and Co. with the buildings being completed by . The site was previously owned by Acraman and Company and was involved in the manufacture of corrugated-iron and pre-fabricated buildings, which were exported around the world and particular to settlers in Australia. By 1878 the factory employed 400 men and produced 1000 tons of galvanised iron sheet a month. The company also diversified into making constructional ironwork, exported around the world from Bristol.