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" circa 1890
The Phoenix Foundry operated in Stanley Street between 1866 and 1950. One of the foundry's furances was unearthed in 2002 as part of the construction of a stormwater treatment device for the Transit New Zealand Grafton Gully Project. The remains of the furnace consisted of four flues and part of the casting floor onto which the molten metal was poured. Foundry castings, slag, scrap metal and slagged bricks were concentrated around the furnace remains. Nearby were large industrial wells relating to a 19th century brewery and further north the remnants from the early 20th century Waiwai bottling plant were uncovered. A section of the flue has been reconstructed and gifted by the Grafton Gully Project Team.
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Taken on 20 January 2011, 19:48:14 |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/russellstreet/5645001118/ |
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russellstreet |