Harvey's Foundry
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Harvey's Foundry
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 19 Sep 2012
Some of the remains of the world famous foundry of Harvey & Co, best known for being manufacturers of Cornish beam engines, which were originally developed for draining the tin and copper mines. The company's offices are shown here Image The company was established in 1779 by John Harvey, went through a series of structural changes and mergers, and eventually closed the foundry part of the business in 1903. It continued to operate as a builders' merchant until the late 1960s. The remains of the foundry were in a bad state of repair by the mid 1980s, at which point a number of local trusts, organisations and public bodies stepped in to conserve what was left. Post conversion, many of the buildings now serve as offices and craft workshops.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.183193
Longitude
-5.422329