Site of late 19th century iron and brass foundry, 'Beckingham Foundry' (or 'Belshams Foundry'), Plains Road (EHER 15314)

Now destroyed. A late 19th century iron and brass foundry, now demolished.

1997. Field survey. The Beckingham Iron and Brass Foundry, was established by the Belsham family in around 1870. Having appeared on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1872 (sheet 45), the works had closed by 1914. The present building, which is currently used for storage, was rebuilt on the original ground plan of the foundry, in the mid 1970s, using recovered bricks from the works. Two cottages (Foundry Cottages) located immediately to the west have also been demolished. Archaeological Potential: None; demolished and re-developed. <1> NRHE data transfer: Iron Foundry. Late 19th century. A small red-brick and tiled building established as a foundry in 1870s by the Belsham family but out of business before 1914. For many years derelict but now a plumber's yard. <2>