Robert Elliot brown plaque
Overview
Robert Elliot brown plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Leeds. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This brown commemorative plaque records: Robert Elliot's iron foundry established here c1849, supplying castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Robert Elliot's iron foundry established here c1849, supplying castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines. The extended site was occupied until 1932 as Fieldhouse, Crossfield & Co.'s Wharfedale Foundry
People and events
The saved source records: Robert Elliot's iron foundry established here c1849, supplying castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines. The extended site was occupied until 1932 as Fieldhouse, Crossfield & Co.'s Wharfedale Foundry
How it worked
The saved source records: This brown commemorative plaque records: Robert Elliot's iron foundry established here c1849, supplying castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative 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
Robert Elliot brown plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Robert Elliot's iron foundry established here c1849, supplying castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines. The extended site was occupied until 1932 as Fieldhouse, Crossfield & Co.'s Wharfedale Foundry The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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