Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill green plaque
Overview
Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England King S Lynn And West Norfolk. This green commemorative plaque records: Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill In 1899 a four-storey linseed oil mill and warehouse here was destroyed by fire. Rebuilt for Henry Leake & Son in 1900, making linseed cake for cattle feed.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill In 1899 a four-storey linseed oil mill and warehouse here was destroyed by fire.
People and events
The saved account records: Rebuilt for Henry Leake & Son in 1900, making linseed cake for cattle feed.
How it worked
The saved account records: This tower became a granary after 1945, and was retained as part of a courtyard of apartments built in 1985-87.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Baker Lane Oil Cake Mill In 1899 a four-storey linseed oil mill and warehouse here was destroyed by fire. Rebuilt for Henry Leake & Son in 1900, making linseed cake for cattle feed. This tower became a granary after 1945, and was retained as part of a courtyard of apartments built in 1985-87. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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