The English Factory (Feitoria Inglesa) was a trading post for a company of foreign merchants. Originally situated in Viana do Castelo from where it conducted the trade in the ‘green wines’ of Monção, expansion in the export of Port Wine led the English Factory to relocate to Porto.
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The English Factory |
The Factory House had a great importance as a Chamber of Commerce and a Commercial Exchange. Since 1800 it has been the home of the British Association, formed by the principal export houses to promote the interests and defend the privileges of British Port wine shippers. Today it functions solely as the private club of the Port wine shippers.
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