NHER 55348 (Building record) - Attleborough Foundry

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Summary

Foundry built from clay-lump in 1865. Agricultural engineers until 1953.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09SE
Civil Parish	ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Full Description

Built from clay lump in 1865, this foundry was owned by 2 successive businessmen until its closure in 1953. Both owners ran the place as an agricultural engineers shop and foundry. After 1953 the building was used for storage until it was demolished in the late 1990s for a housing development. The site was powered by steam and then by an oil engine.
The site is listed in White's (S1) and Kelly's directories (S2) in 1883 and 1896 respectively.
See (S3).
The building is now demolished and a modern house has been erected on the same site.
W. Arnold (HES), 16 March 2011

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF760 Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk.
<S2> SNF6552 Directory: Kelly, E.. 1892. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk..
<S3> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.