Irvine and Stevenson



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This is approx 50 London Street, Dunedin

So I am not sure that this strictly fits my criteria as the building has been knocked down and all that remains is this wall. However as it has a sign as part of that wall I think it worthy of mention.

You need to look closely but in amoung the dirt and grafitti is St George Fresh Fruit Jams as per the below this was a brand of Irvine and Stevenson (1864-1977)

This is the back of the wall and as you can see with the building removed some serious beams are required to keep the wall and more importantly the road where it is.

St. George slaying the dragon was their trademark. The Company was granted this famous trademark by the Colonial Secretary on July 27 in 1885. They manufactured jams, sauces, pickles, tinned meats and puddings, cakes, rabbits, tinned pigs trotters and German sausages, marmalade etc. By 1889 the George Street factory was producing 300 cases of jams per week while their other factories were producing canned beef and mutton etc. By this time jam was being distributed in both tins and stoneware jars made by the Milton pottery Works. In 1891, 3000 cases of canned rabbits were shipped to London. In 1895 the Company bought the freehold site and buildings in Filleul Street which was originally a brewery for Keast & McCarthy. There were a number of separate factories all producing different products and running on stream from one large boiler house. All manufacturing was now being done on the same street. Later on other factories were opened in other areas of New Zealand, Auckland, the Waikato and West Coast. After operating for 113 years the Company finally closed down in 1977.

Packing sheeps tounges in 1942 the boiling pot to the right has the potential to smell a lot.

Packing sheeps tounges