Rowntree’s Cocoa Works
Rowntree’s Cocoa Works is a memorial in York, England. Rowntree’s Cocoa Works is situated nearby to Nuffield Hospital, as well as near the theater building Joseph Rowntree Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joseph Rowntree Theatre and York Minster.
Joseph Rowntree Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Malcolmxl5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre is a historic theatre on Haxby Road in the north of York, a city in England. The theatre was commissioned by the Rowntree's chocolate company, as a facility for its workers, alongside a library, swimming pool and bowling green.
York Minster
Church
Photo: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. York Minster is situated 1 mile south of Rowntree’s Cocoa Works.
York Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Davies10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York Hospital is a teaching hospital in York, England. It is managed by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Foundation Trust which also runs several other hospitals in North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Scarborough Hospital, Bridlington Hospital and Malton Community Hospital. York Hospital is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Rowntree’s Cocoa Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Groves and Bootham.
The Groves
Neighborhood
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Groves is a district of York, England, covering the area just north of the city centre between Huntington Road and Haxby Road. The district is near York Hospital and the city ring road.
Bootham
Neighborhood
Bootham is a street in the city of York, England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.
Layerthorpe
Suburb
Layerthorpe is a part of the city of York in, North Yorkshire, England. It is outside the city walls of York. The road through Layerthorpe from the bridge over the River Foss to Heworth is also shares the same name.
Rowntree’s Cocoa Works
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Rowntree’s COCOA WORKS Former Chocolate Factory of the World-Famous KitKat Between the 1890s and 2006, this factory pioneered progressive workers‘ welfare for the tens of thousands who passed along this path, sharing a strong sense of friendship and co...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.97467° or 53° 58′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.07669° or 1° 4′ 36″ westOperator
York Civic TrustOpen location code
9C5WXWFF+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 14159134513OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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