kids encyclopedia robot

Image: The Perran Foundry - geograph.org.uk - 160892

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
The_Perran_Foundry_-_geograph.org.uk_-_160892.jpg ‎(640 × 427 pixels, file size: 130 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: The Perran Foundry. This derelict industrial site awaiting "sympathetic redevelopment" is of international significance. Above the green door, the name plate shows the year 1791 as the date of establishment of the foundry. The foundry was most active from the 1820's to the 1860's when it made and shipped huge mine pumping engines all over the world. Engines created here were sent to mines in South Australia, Mexico and South Africa. Along with each engine, the company would normally send an engineer to assemble, install and run the engine.
Title: The Perran Foundry - geograph.org.uk - 160892
Credit: From geograph.org.uk
Author: Tony Atkin
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.