Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: grofsmederij

The Nederlandse Grofsmederij was an iron works company, located in Leiden, which didn't survive the big shake-out of the manufacturing industry in the 1970s. It was founded in 1836 by a Dutch-Frenchman William Archibald Bake who (amongst other things) fought in the Russian campaign of Napoleon. In its heyday it employed around 700 men. Here is a picture of the workshop of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/photos/95306653@N00/2212827614 / Grofsmederij is a composite noun consisting of "grof" meaning coarse or rough, opposite of fine, and "smederij" meaning smithy or foundry. So the company made the big stuff, not fine ironwork.

The Grofsmederij made chains and ankers on this spot from 1899 to 1975. When the smithy moved, housing could be built.

The Grofsmederij was located next to the Flour Mill. Open Monument Day 2011 – Flour Mill

The Hague Public Transport Museum – Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum

The Hague Public Transport Museum – Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum

Next to the pump.

Two old drain covers

Apparantly installed by H.E. van der Heide.

This one looks like a face. The Nederlandse Grofsmederij was an iron works company, located in Leiden, which didn't survive the big shake-out of the manufacturing industry in the 1970s. It was founded in 1836 by a Dutch-Frenchman William Archibald Bake who (amongst other things) fought in the Russian campaign of Napoleon. In its heyday it employed around 700 men. Here is a picture of the workshop of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/photos/95306653@N00/2212827614 / Grofsmederij is a composite noun consisting of "grof" meaning coarse or rough, opposite of fine, and "smederij" meaning smithy or foundry. So the company made the big stuff, not fine ironwork. More of my pics of the drain covers of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/search/?q=grofsmederij&w=39839593@N00 and everywhere on flickr: www.flickr.com/search/?q=grofsmederij&w=all

This one looks like a face. The Nederlandse Grofsmederij was an iron works company, located in Leiden, which didn't survive the big shake-out of the manufacturing industry in the 1970s. It was founded in 1836 by a Dutch-Frenchman William Archibald Bake who (amongst other things) fought in the Russian campaign of Napoleon. In its heyday it employed around 700 men. Here is a picture of the workshop of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/photos/95306653@N00/2212827614 / Grofsmederij is a composite noun consisting of "grof" meaning coarse or rough, opposite of fine, and "smederij" meaning smithy or foundry. So the company made the big stuff, not fine ironwork. More of my pics of the drain covers of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/search/?q=grofsmederij&w=39839593@N00 and everywhere on flickr: www.flickr.com/search/?q=grofsmederij&w=all