Kodak Harrow

Built by the American Kodak company in 1890, it was their largest factory in the United Kingdom and at its peak in the mid-20th century employed up to 6,000 workers.

Added to the factory was a museum, sports facilities, and a research laboratory which worked in parallel and competed with that in Rochester and other international Kodak centres.

[4] As Kodak was beginning to struggle owing to the growth of digital photography, the commercial feasibility of the Harrow site declined and was being wound down in the 2000s.

In 2005, film production ended at all Kodak plants in the UK, and in Harrow 600 jobs were lost.

[14] The nearby Headstone Manor Museum also has a collection of items relating to the Kodak factory.

[15] The sports ground located on the west side of Harrow View and contiguous with Headstone Manor was made for the employees at the plant and included facilities such as tennis courts and rifle ranges.

[18] On 13 April 2016, Kodak Alaris announced that the Harrow facility will close down, citing "drop in demand coming into the factory".