Cannon Mill, Griffin Foundry, Ebenezer Smith, and John Smith blue plaque
Overview
Cannon Mill, Griffin Foundry, Ebenezer Smith, and John Smith blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Chesterfield. This blue commemorative plaque records: This building known as Cannon Mill is one of the oldest industrial buildings in Chesterfield & district, having been erected prior to 1788. It formed part of the Griffin Foundry of John & Ebenezer Smith & Co. 1775-1833
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: This building known as Cannon Mill is one of the oldest industrial buildings in Chesterfield & district, having been erected prior to 1788.
People and events
The saved account records: It formed part of the Griffin Foundry of John & Ebenezer Smith & Co. 1775-1833
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Cannon Mill, Griffin Foundry, Ebenezer Smith, and John Smith blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: This building known as Cannon Mill is one of the oldest industrial buildings in Chesterfield & district, having been erected prior to 1788. It formed part of the Griffin Foundry of John & Ebenezer Smith & Co. 1775-1833 The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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