Leith Road (Crown)
Dates: 1897-1905
Location: Opposite Leith Road and SH45, Okato, Taranaki (-39.181037, 173.893700)
Registration No: -
Brand name: CROWN
The Leith Road creamery was erected by the Crown Dairy Company at the junction of Leith Road and the main highway in late 1897 to supply the Crown butter factory in Okato just under 2kms away. One of the managers was JS Fox and the creamery appears to have closed in 1905 when the Okato & Puniho Co-operative Dairy Factory Limited was incorporated. No known remains.
Plan showing creamery site at junction of Leith Road and SH45
Proof of purchase of creamery land by Mr James Cartwright George (and others). Mr George was one of the proprietors of the Crown Dairy Company
Proof of purchase of creamery land by Mr James Cartwright George (and others). Mr George was one of the proprietors of the Crown Dairy Company - he died on 6 March 1907 aged 62