| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Eagle Star Foundry |
| Parent Body | Smedley Brothers Ltd |
| Also Known As | Eagle Foundry |
| Eagle Ironworks |
| Place | Belper |
| Epithet | iron foundry and engineering company |
| Dates | 1855-1970 |
| History | 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. |
| Address | Becksitch Lane, Belper |
| Source | - 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. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Belper; Eagle Star Foundry; 1855-1970; iron foundry and engineering company |
| Cataloguing Notes | History researched and written by cataloguing volunteer Roger Jennens, December 2021. |
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