Another from the backlog. S Russel was originally formed in Leicester in 1864 in bath lane by Samuel Russell who was later joined by his sons,the company then opened a foundry in Bonchurch Street in 1920. The company continued to grow and grow and in 1931 became a private company, in 1961 the company at its sites had 675 employees, the company was producing many works like high grade iron castings, sawing machinery like circular metal sawing machines. They specialised in steel frame building, quarry plant structures and steel machinery components. The company was eventually taken over by chamberlain and hill castings in 2004. They operated a few other plants, they specialised in small to medium casting. The foundry eventually closed in 2016 but the other plants remain profitable and are still running.this foundry had its own furnaces and shot blast room. There is a conveyor belt for moving the castings around, and a nice workshop up top. I had been wanting to go here for a while now, but had to wait. I eventually got to go with janovitch and man gone wrong, we made the early start to get in bright and early. I was aware their was secca there,and I knew they had dogs In the sand blasting room I could hear the dogs,at one point I was next to a door and behind it was two of them barking away, they had been barking all morning, due to them being there I never saw the other side with the bath house and offices.
Loved the ghost sign for the original company.
Loved the ghost sign for the original company.
