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Said to be the oldest 'industrial' foundry in world, casting began at this site in 1709. 309 years later, in 2017, this foundry, near Ironbridge, was closed by Aga-Rayburn and its equipment soon stripped out, leaving only a gutted shell.
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Excerpt from www.gananoque.ca/sites/gananoque.ca/files/2018-081-Amend%...:
Description of the Property: Old Foundry 9-15 King St East:
The Old Foundry, also known as the Bell Tower Building, is centrally located in the Town of Gananoque on the north bank of the Gananoque River, near the King Street Bridge and on the east side of King Street East. Built in stone a single-storey high and on an irregular plan, the Old Foundry is the most prominent structure of a former industrial complex that today includes three other one-to-two storey buildings on a large polygonal lot.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest:
The Old Foundry has design or physical value for its stone construction executed to a high degree of craftsmanship, multiple large openings, and for its unique monitor and small bell tower capping its roof. Its historical value lies in its direct association with Gananoque's heritage as a thriving industrial centre in the 19th century, and for its use for many years by the Gananoque Spring and Axle Company, later a part of Ontario Steel Products Company Limited. The building is considered a local landmark and through its materials, design, massing, and location in downtown Gananoque in close proximity to the river maintains and supports the Town's historic industrial and commercial character.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Key attributes that express the value of the Old Foundry include its:
• Single storey massing with irregular quadrilateral plan aligned with King Street East;
• Hip roof capped with a multi-sashed monitor and octagonal bell tower;
• Coursed rubble stone walls with large cut stone quoins;
• Symmetrically placed openings with segmental arched heads; and,
• Paired four-over-four sash windows on the north and south sides.
• Key attributes that express the property's contextual value include its:
• Location near the centre of the Town and siting with minimal setback on a main
thoroughfare and directly adjacent the Gananoque River; and,
• Visual relationships with other 19th century historic properties including the Public Library (10 King Street East) and Town Hall (30 King Street East).
It’s history can be traced back to 1872 when it was known as the Uralla Foundry or the New England Brass and Iron-Lace Foundry.
In latter years it became known as Phoenix Foundry however it maintained is primary purpose which was the production of iron lace for commercial and residential buildings.
In 1983 the Phoenix Foundry underwent a change of its original business model and branched out into the manufacture of cast bronze memorial and commemorative products which are now exported to the global marketplace.
What makes the Foundry unique is that fact that it remains Australia’s oldest continual operating Foundry which is a huge feat.
In more recent years the Foundry moved to a more modern building but the Foundry still produces the same high standard products.
This is the original Foundry building which is located in East Street, Uralla and is today an historical building that is in desperate need of financial assistance to assist in restoration.
Uralla, New South Wales, Australia.
Europe, The Netherlands, Overijssel, Hengelo, Tuindorp, ROC van Twente (uncut)
The city of Hengelo is often called the 'metal city' because of its industrial facilities. The former foundry (ijzergieterij) of the Stork factory is shown here. It was constructed in 1902 and later was used for the maintenance of industrial appliances.
It served this purpose until the end of the 90s and was redeveloped into a school for professional education (ROC Twente) in 2009 by Harry Abels (IAA Architecten) and restoration architect Maarten Fritz (Architectenbureau Fritz).
Like we mostly do, we asked permission to enter. After gaining it (‘OK, but please leave after 5 minutes’), we walked into the astounding redeveloped industrial space. And met a security crew that looked at us somewhat dubiously. Time for a chat: ‘You’re out in force in today’ (there were 4 of them). ‘We’re here because of Corona’, and they told that they were astonished by the number of tourists that have started to visit the facility. ‘This is no tourist attraction’. ‘But you are !” and smiling I showed them a new leaflet ('Tuindorp-route') of the municipal tourist office (VVV) in which the building, its history, and architecture are featured.
We talked some more, and one of the guards told us that she knows the building well - her father had worked there, and during a holiday she had worked there too, as a temp.
This is number 216 of Urban frontiers and 385 of Interiors.
During the Civil War, Selma was one of the South's main military manufacturing centers, producing tons of supplies and munitions, and turning out Confederate warships such as the Ironclad warship CSSTennessee, resulting in the Battle of Selma. Union General James H. Wilson's troops destroyed Selma's army arsenal and factories, and much of the city, in a fiery, bloody siege.
Because of its central location, production facilities and rail connections, the advantages of Selma as a site for production of cartridges, saltpeter, powder, shot and shell, rifles, cannon and steam rams soon became apparent to the Confederacy. By 1863, just about every war materiel was manufactured within the limits of Selma, employing at least ten thousand people. The hull was laid for at least one Confederate ironclad, the Tennessee, and millions of dollars worth of army supplies were accumulated and distributed from Selma.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#Importance_of_Selma_...
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A blacksmith was at work in East Street in the 12th to 13th century, and smithies were recorded outside the east gate in 1223
By the 19th century there were smithies throughout the town and surrounding area. Taunton’s craft metalworkers included cutlers and grinders.
The many medieval goldsmiths recorded from the 13th century probably served wealthy townsmen and rural gentry.
Although there was no official Taunton "mark" a cross
with four pellets is found on Taunton-made plate as well as the Taunton rebus.
Rebus: A representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.