Museums · East of England
Wilkin & Sons
Wilkin & Sons — a museum in england-east, United Kingdom.
Andrew Hill — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wilkin & Sons is a museum in england-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Wilkin & Sons is a museum located in the East of England. It is dedicated to the history of the renowned Tiptree jam, showcasing the company’s heritage and production methods. The museum provides insights into the local agricultural practices and the evolution of the brand.
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Background
History
The Wilkin family came to Tiptree, Essex and started farming at Trewlands farm in the early 1700s. By 1865, the farm was beginning to move from arable crops to fruit, which were shipped to markets in London. There were around 850 people living in Tiptree by that time. From 1904 this was via the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, with the company providing most of the freight traffic at Tiptree station until the line's closure in 1962. After Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone commended fruit preserving to the British population, Arthur Charles Wilkin founded the Britannia Fruit Preserving Company in 1885. This produced the first "Tiptree" branded preserves, with all production sold…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8071, 0.7544
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Tiptree
- Postcode
- CO5 0RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Established
- 1885
- Official site
- www.tiptree.com
Sources
- wikipedia: Wilkin & Sons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wilkin & Sons?
- Wilkin & Sons is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO5 0RG), in the parish of Tiptree.
- When was Wilkin & Sons built?
- Built or established in 1885.
- Who owns Wilkin & Sons?
- Wilkin & Sons is owned by | num_employees = 250.
- How do I get to Wilkin & Sons?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO5 0RG. It sits within the Witham parliamentary constituency.