The iron founding operation at Derwent Foundry was first introduced back in 1946 by Wragg & Hawksley which produced cast iron pipes for the water industry.
In 1950 the foundry was acquired by WH Davis & Sons to supply castings for their railway wagon building business. Following a management buyout in 1984, the company was renamed Derwent Foundry and following its closure in July 2002, was bought by its present owners and renamed Derwent Castings.
Many of the older buildings at the rear of the 5 acre site actually date back to at least the 1880’s and were once part of a saw mill.
I didn’t post this at the time as I didn’t really like the shots and didn’t find them particularly representational as I apparently didn’t take many of the actual foundry machinery. But looking back it was quite a nice little wander.
Some of the Victorian buildings at the rear of the site including some nice wooden patterns(?) for the moulds
And a quick clamber about to finish
In 1950 the foundry was acquired by WH Davis & Sons to supply castings for their railway wagon building business. Following a management buyout in 1984, the company was renamed Derwent Foundry and following its closure in July 2002, was bought by its present owners and renamed Derwent Castings.
Many of the older buildings at the rear of the 5 acre site actually date back to at least the 1880’s and were once part of a saw mill.
I didn’t post this at the time as I didn’t really like the shots and didn’t find them particularly representational as I apparently didn’t take many of the actual foundry machinery. But looking back it was quite a nice little wander.
Some of the Victorian buildings at the rear of the site including some nice wooden patterns(?) for the moulds
And a quick clamber about to finish
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