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Robert Elliot brown plaque

Commemorative plaque
Robert Elliot brown plaque
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This brown commemorative plaque 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Otley Town Council.
Robert Elliot established an iron foundry in 1849 that supplied critical castings for the original "Wharfedale" printing machines, contributing significantly to the printing industry's technological advancements. The site later became Fieldhouse, Crossfield & Co.'s Wharfedale Foundry until 1932, maintaining its importance in industrial manufacturing.

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