We live in a world where most of what we use practically day-to-day is now produced abroad - largely in countries like China. but this was not always the case in the UK.

As older relatives and friends might tell you, there was an extended period of Britain's industrial history when items from daily life were produced right here in industrial towns and cities across the UK.

Whether it was chocolate, bikes, tyres, or steel, these things were made by British folk working hard at manual jobs.

Although there is a countless number of these spread out across the UK, NationalWorld has compiled a small number of memorable factories