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Bo'ness, Links Road, New Grange Foundry
Foundry (19th Century)
Site Name Bo'ness, Links Road, New Grange Foundry
Classification Foundry (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) A Ballantine And Sons; Stark's Brae
Canmore ID 75305
Site Number NT08SW 99
NGR NT 00464 81504
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75305
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Bo'ness And Carriden
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County West Lothian
NT08SW 99 0043 8151.
(Location cited as N 004 815). New Grange Foundry, founded 1856 by A Ballantine and Sons. Some mid 19th century, 1- and 2-storey buildings survive, though the red-brick offices and pattern shop have recently been harled.
J R Hume 1976.
Note (October 2013)
Ballantine and Sons, has gone into administration, although buyers are being sought.
Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 9 October 2013.
Characterisation
This site falls within the Industrial and Shoreline Area of Townscape Character (NT08SW 167), which was defined as part of the RCAHMS Urban Survey Programme 2013. Text relating to the historical development and topography, and present character of the Industrial and Shoreline Area of Townscape Character can be viewed at site NT08SW 167.
Information from RCAHMS (LK), January 2014
