The British city of York has a vast, fascinating history, but by far, chocolate production is the tastiest part of the city’s legacy.
In 1862, the Rowntree family opened a grocery store that became a chocolate factory. Before long, multiple families started their chocolate-making businesses, and York became a significant site for chocolate production.
The chocolate factories created many jobs, and the money helped develop York, which became well known for all the treats produced in the city.Sadly, the days of chocolate production in York are mostly over, and the streets no longer have the sweet smell of chocolate wafting through the air. But the rich and delicious history hasn’t been forgotten.
The site of the old Terry’s chocolate factory is now a modern housing estate, but a walk around will reveal little nods to the location’s chocolate-making past.
From the clock tower that once adorned the factory, and also in a statue to Terry’s most famous product, the chocolate orange. The sculpture offers a tribute to a fondly remembered piece of York’s past with the, perhaps unfortunate, side effect of making mouths salivate and stomaches rumble!