Barson, S. (2002). THE PERRAN FOUNDRY PERRANWORTHAL CORNWALL: AN HISTORICAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF A LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY IRON FOUNDRY AND STEAM ENGINE MANUFACTORY. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052588. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	THE PERRAN FOUNDRY PERRANWORTHAL CORNWALL: AN HISTORICAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF A LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY IRON FOUNDRY AND STEAM ENGINE MANUFACTORY
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1052588
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The Perran Foundry at Perranwarworthal, between Truro and Falmouth, was one of three substantial mining engineering concerns in Cornwall which flourished in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the others being Harvey's and the Copperhouse foundries both at Hayle on the north Cornish coast. These foundries supplied steam engine pumps and heavy iron machine parts to mines, waterworks and ironworks in many parts of the world. The Perran foundry, the most intact of the three, was established in 1791 by the Fox family of Falmouth, who were also lessees of the Neath Abbey blast furnaces in South Wales (which supplied top quality pig iron to the Cornish foundry). In 1858 the foundry fell under the control of the Williams family of nearby Gwennap who, between 1860 and 1865, rebuilt some of the older buildings and constructed new ones. The foundry closed in 1879 and from 1890 became part ofa milling enterprise, which continued until 1985. Proposals to redevelop the site in the 1990s came to nothing and it is at present unoccupied (summer 2002). It comprises a group of industrial sheds dating from the late eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, some roofless and in a bad state of repair. The site includes the remains of a leat system that provided water power to the forge. The site was thoroughly investigated by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit who produced a report in 1990. The site comprises a mixture of grade II and 11* listed buildings and the whole is listed on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk register. The Historical Analysis and Research Team, based at Savile Row, have been asked to provide historical information to inform the conservation of the site.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Susie Barson
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Historic England
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2002
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: The Perran Foundry County: Cornwall District: Cornwall Parish: MYLOR Country: England Grid Reference: 177580, 38416 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FOUNDRY (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEAT (Monument Type England) BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: englishh2-350068 OBIB: 144/2002
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