Where is Round Foundry?

Round Foundry is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS11 5WF), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.

How do I get to Round Foundry?

The nearest railway station is Leeds, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode LS11 5WF.

Who owns Round Foundry?

Round Foundry is owned by | current_tenants =.

How do I get to Round Foundry?

The nearest railway station is Leeds, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS11 5WF.

Gardens · Yorkshire & the Humber

Round Foundry

In or near Adel.

Round Foundry — a garden in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Giotto Tower, Tower works, Holbeck - geograph.org.uk - 5741370 — Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
Nearest railway station: Leeds · 0.4 km

Dog-friendly

Round Foundry is a garden of interest in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Round Foundry is a former engineering works off Water Lane in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in the late 18th century, the building was developed into the Round Foundry Media Centre in 2005.

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Background

History

The Round Foundry was built in 1795–1797 by a partnership of James Fenton (1754–1834), Matthew Murray, David Wood and the financier William Lister, trading as Fenton, Murray and Wood, (later Fenton, Murray and Jackson). It was at the Round Foundry that Matthew Murray made his name as a great engineer. He produced textile machinery, steam engines and the first locomotives for the Middleton Railway including Salamanca. The Round Foundry developed to become one of the world's first specialist engineering foundries. Disaster struck in 1875 when fire destroyed some of the original buildings, including the large rotunda that gave the Round Foundry its name. Some buildings were saved, the earliest…

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Coordinates: 53.7914, -1.5531
District: Leeds
Parish: Leeds, unparished area
Postcode: LS11 5WF
Parliamentary constituency: Leeds South
Nearest railway station: Leeds — 0.4 km

Sources

wikidata: Q7371018 (CC0)
wikipedia: Round Foundry (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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