Home > Buildings and Street Scenes > Marple > Park & Paterson Foundry
Can your business or organisation help support this site too?

Most viewed - Park & Paterson Foundry
PandP05.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works364 viewsA very blurred view from the laboratory entrance toward the top of the stairs c1970. Provided by Mark Shawcross.
mlhs_hard-tyred-denis-c1914-arthur+jack-andrews.jpg
Park & Paterson c1914363 viewsThe only dated photograph is this collection is Park & Paterson's first lorry, a hard tyred Denis. Brothers Arthur and Jack Andrews are pictured with it. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_p+p_carnival04.jpg
Park & Paterson Carnival Float363 views"Ernie" prepares Park & Paterson's lorry for Marple Carnival, date unknown. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_pouring-5t-rev-furnace-jim-frost-stan-geldart.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works363 viewsFoundry workers Jim Frost (left) and Stan Geldart pouring directly into molds on a bogie from a 5T Reverberatory Furnace. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_1t-electric-fce-holloway-kpaterson.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works362 viewsKenneth Paterson (right) with Mr Holloway of Norweb during the trial melt using the company's first 1T electric furnace. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_h-ton-tilting-furnace-03.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works353 viewsFoundry workers Les Houghton (left) and Malcolm Ashton fill molds from a carrying pot. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_600lb-tilting-furnace.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works350 viewsFoundry workers Malcolm Ashton (left) and Les Houghton fill a carrying pot from a 600lb Tilting Furnace. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_magnetting-mc-hugh-mcmullen-bill-evans.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works350 viewsFoundry workers Hugh McMullen and Bill Evans using a "Magnetting Machine" to extract iron from borings. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_p+p_carnival05.jpg
Park & Paterson Carnival Float345 viewsPark & Paterson's lorry ready for Marple Carnival, date unknown. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
mlhs_pouring-5t-rev-furnace-stan-geldart-unk-jim-frost.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works344 viewsFoundry workers (l-r) Stan Geldart, unknown and Jim Frost pouring directly into molds on a bogie from a 5T Reverberatory Furnace. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
PandP02.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works342 viewsView from inside the 'new' laboratory towards the entrance c1970. Samples from the non-ferrous alloys were chemically analysed here. Provided by Mark Shawcross.
mlhs_labs2.jpg
Park & Paterson Marple Works337 viewsThe first labs at Park & Paterson, thought to be built in the early 1970s. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
51 files on 5 page(s) 3