The Round Foundry is a former engineering works off Water Lane in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in the late 18th century, the building was developed into the Round Foundry Media Centre in 2005.
Representation of the Round Foundry and rotunda from Water Lane in the 19th century.
No. 97 Water Lane, originally a workshop forming part of the Round Foundry, built 1857–1877. Fenton, Murray and Jackson closed in 1843, this building built by Smith, Beacock and Tannett, machine tool manufacturers, who took over the site and renamed it Victorian Foundry. No. 99 in the distance.
Water Lane and former Round Foundry buildings: No. 99 (left) considered the remains of the Green Sand foundry, built by Matthew Murray. No. 101 (centre) also believed to date from 1795 to 1802.
Foundry Square, No. 99 (right) with double doors. Dry Sand foundry (left).
Holbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It begins on the southern edge of Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 postcode district. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the only motorway that passes through the area since the end of the M1 moved to Hook Moor near Aberford. Since large parts of Holbeck have been vacated in preparation for the regeneration of the area, the district has in large parts suffered from a population exodus. Holbeck had a population of 5,505 in 2011. The district currently falls within the Beeston and Holbeck ward of Leeds City Council.
Holbeck Moor road
Temple Works
Marshall's Mill
Holbeck Viaduct
