foundry

History The factory was established by John Needham in 1846. In its heyday in the 1930s the factory manufactured covers for almost all parts of Britain and other countries, and employed thousands of workers. The plant closed in 1979. They made a lot of manhole covers turns out, which are used...

This place has been covered loads and there isn't much to it other than huge empty spaces but it's right on our doorstep so had to go and have a look round. We ended up finding it more enjoyable to photograph than expected so decided to post. Coupe Foundry operated on this site for more than...

I'm new here and specifically interested in the Griffin Foundry owned by the Hunt Bros in Oldbury. I've already seen some lovely photos on here of the foundry and hoped that someone reading this would have more, or some stories to share ? Thanks folks!