Hope Brothers’ factory, White Hart Lane (Factory Lane) Littleport

History of Hope Brothers' Factory

Littleport OS 1901

Hope Brothers’ was established in 1882 by Thomas Peacock. local farmer’s son. Enlarge in 1888, it employed about 400 women making shirts and collars sold in London.

Hope Brothers factory, White Hart Lane, Littleport (RGL2025)

Hope Brothers factory, White Hart Lane, Littleport (RGL2025)

Hope Brothers factory, White Hart Lane, Littleport (RGL2025)

Hope Brothers factory, White Hart Lane, Littleport (RGL2025)

Alva Harlock, Boyhood Recollection of Littleport (1988), recalls that there used to be a workhouse and a public house in the street. The street used to be called ‘White Hart Lane” and “Workhouse Lane” before it was “Factory Lane”.