Title

The interior of the Longford Cheese Factory, the first to be built in England

Caption

Engraving depicting the interior of the Longford Cheese Factory, the first to be built in England. The making-room: when correct acidity reached, most of whey was drawn off by siphon. The remaining curd was allowed to run down the chute into a dry-vat, which contained cloth used to strain the curd from the whey. Salt was then added to the curd before it was put in presses. Dated 19th Century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A14_121

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (5,7Mb) / 19,4in x 12,0in / 5805 x 3612 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Interior Interior View Longford Cheese Factory Cheese Cheese Factory England Milk Milking Milk Vats Cheese Press Dairy Dairy Products Dairy Farm Cow Cows Cattle Farm Animal Farm Animals Farm Farming Agriculture Agricultural 19th Century