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Factory being demolished is leaving a foul reminder

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November 13, 2025

DEMOLITION work has started on a former animal processing factory on the banks of Exeter Canal.

- by PAUL GREAVES paul.greaves@reachplc.com @DevonLiveNews

Factory being demolished is leaving a foul reminder

The former meat renerdering factory in Exeter's Water Lane is being demolished

The old SecAnim building off Water Lane is coming down to make way for a huge new housing development.

For generations of Exeter people the factory was known for the unpleasant job it did processing animal carcasses - and the smell that wafted out from its walls and visiting lorries.

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