Corporate DS/UK/4120 Belper; Eagle Star Foundry; 1855-1970; iron foundry and engineering company Eagle Star Foundry Smedley Brothers Ltd iron foundry and engineering company 1855-1970 Belper Eagle Foundry Eagle Ironworks

Becksitch Lane, Belper

Eagle Foundry [sic] was established in Becksitch Lane, Belper when three Smedley brothers started an iron foundry and engineering business in 1855. Alfred (1830-1905), James (1832-1905: died in New Zealand) and Frederick (1828-1893) were later joined by John (1837-1917) and Samuel (1835-1893: died in Canada). The firm specialised in the manufacture of edge runner grinding mills, but later diversified into the production of steam engines, boilers and lamp posts. The firm became a limited company in 1893. The foundry closed in 1970. Members of the Smedley family also operated the Park foundry in Belper. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) - Derbyshire Historic Environment Record: Monument MDR9598 - British Newspaper Archive - Peter T Winskill (1897) 'Temperance Standard Bearers of the Nineteenth Century', pp. 436-437, concerning the Smedley family. History researched and written by cataloguing volunteer Roger Jennens, December 2021. Complete Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 24/12/2021 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 24/12/2021 4fd814de-0d55-4933-86a7-4c60fc984584