Beeston Boiler Company - Automated Foundry Construction - 1969-70


Foundry 1

22 January 1969 - clearance of the site underway



Right : 28 January 1969 - steel erection commences

Foundry 2

Foundry 3

The steel frame of the building is in place

Foundry 4

The below ground area has been formed and the floor is being constructed

Foundry 5

June 1969 - Much of the cladding on the building is in place and work is progressing inside


Right : February 1970 - The electronics that will drive the automation are nearing completion

Foundry 6

Foundry 7

Above and below : Early 1970 : installation of the production equipment is nearly complate

Foundry 8



Thanks to Roy Harper and for offering these photographs, part of a collection that was rescued when the Boiler Company site was cleared.

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