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THAMES DITTON BRONZE STATUE FOUNDRY: MEASURED DRAWINGS OF THE CRANE, 1972
Reference Number: 2211
Descriptive Information about the Record (click to expand) Provenance These drawings were made by Mr S Clapham, Dipl. Arch. (UCL), ARIBA, in 1972 and deposited by him in February 1978.
-Introduction The foundry was established in Summer Road, Thames Ditton, in 1874 by Cox and Sons, ecclesiastical suppliers, to cast ornaments and statues in bronze, and the hand operated gantry crane, which moved the entire foundry floor to facilitate all major lifting work, was an integral part of the building constructed for this work. The business, which produced a large number of major castings, became Drew and Co in 1880, then Moore and Co in 1883, and was taken over by A J Hollinshead and A B Burton in 1897, and after the former's death in 1902 acquired the title of A B Burton, which it retained until his death in 1933. Burton's son in law, L R Tricker, closed the business and sold the foundry in 1939, when it seemed likely that it would be taken over for munitions manufacture. Thereafter it was used by London Metal Warehouses for making industrial castings, and then by Metal Centres Ltd, as a metal warehouse, until 1971/2 when it was sold to the District Council. The foundry was demolished in 1976 and the crane removed for preservation by the Surrey Archaeological Society.
-The records - Related records For papers and photographs of Alfred Hobson Adley, who worked for the foundry from 1899, see 7358; Esher Local History Society's collection of illustrations and printed literature relating to the foundry's products, compiled by Dr D F Poole, is lodged in Dittons Library.
See D James, 'The Statue Foundry at Thames Ditton', Foundry Trade Journal, 7 September 1972, pp 279-289, which includes a detailed description of the crane, and Esher District Local
History Society's news sheets Local History News No 18 (Sep 1972) no 26 (Sep 1974) and no 30 (Sep 1975). The last two include check lists of the products of the foundry.
-Related records For papers and photographs of Alfred Hobson Adley, who worked for the foundry from 1899, see 7358; Esher Local History Society's collection of illustrations and printed literature relating to the foundry's products, compiled by Dr D F Poole, is lodged in Dittons Library.
See D James, 'The Statue Foundry at Thames Ditton', Foundry Trade Journal, 7 September 1972, pp 279-289, which includes a detailed description of the crane, and Esher District Local
History Society's news sheets Local History News No 18 (Sep 1972) no 26 (Sep 1974) and no 30 (Sep 1975). The last two include check lists of the products of the foundry.
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-- Series information for this collection
Sheet 1: Plan and sections of the crane, gantry and its supports. Sca... Title Sheet 1: Plan and sections of the crane, gantry and its supports. Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot (dyeline) Reference 2211/1 Unit Date 1972 Start Date 19720101 End Date 19721231 Sheets 2 and 3: Detailed drawings of the winding carriage and cranks.... Title Sheets 2 and 3: Detailed drawings of the winding carriage and cranks. Scale: 1/8 full size (dyeline) Reference 2211/2 Unit Date 1972 Start Date 19720101 End Date 19721231
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