Blast from the Past: Newstead Butter Factory

Newstead Butter Factory c 1920s. Visit Tivey St. in Newstead and you will come across this interesting building that played a major part in developing the town’s prosperity during the early 20th century. After the closure of Newstead’s Creamery in 1896 due to drought, Frederick Nomens proposed a co-operative factory for Newstead. His idea eventually…