Monument record MDR5714 - Former foundry, Meadow Lane, Long Eaton
Type and Period (1)
- FACTORY (Edwardian - 1910 AD to 1910 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A single-storey brick-built foundry, 130ft by 50ft, 25ft to the eaves, with a pitched slated roof, was erected in 1910 for Messrs Wallis & Longden, lace machine manufacturers. The east side has seven tall semi-circular headed cast iron window frames; a blank wall faces the railway line. Since 1962 the building has been used by Leisure Domestic Appliances. (1)
Now occupied by Midland Chair Frames [2005]. (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDR6754 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash.
- <2> SDR22141 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2005. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology: Gazetteer of Sites, Part II, Borough of Erewash (second edition). p. 32.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 497 330 (34m by 40m) (Multiple Site Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2017 4:48PM