Continued from Parts 1 to 3 The business thrived in the first part of the new Century. Planned expansions came to fruition when between 1900 – 1910 part of the Park Burn was culverted and landscaped over to the west, offering a materials laydown area for the foundry and further space to operate cranes. Beyond […]
Continued from parts 1 and 2 yesterday Late on the evening of Monday 6th May 1895, a sinister and indecent outrage was committed on the Blantyre on the wife of James Rankin, of Baird’s Rows, Stonefield, while she returned homewards from Hamilton. The woman stated that while she was nearing Greenfield Foundry, some men who […]
No documented history has previously been compiled about the story of Greenfield Foundry, so following many days worth of work, I hope you enjoy my efforts. The Greenfield Foundry, later known as ‘Greenfield Foundry & Engineering Work’s was a former large iron foundry business located to the east of Springwell, Low Blantyre, at the boundary […]
Continued from Part 1 earlier today However, incoming cash at the Greenfield Foundry was not managed well. Owing to bad debts, on 21st April 1882, Taylor & Henderson’s partnership was dissolved via liquidation. Despite the foundry building on the successes of astonishing construction efforts in nearby Blantyre and Hamilton, Taylor and Henderson went their […]