Manhole cover of the Grofsmederij
Two old drain covers
Old drain cover of the Grofsmederij
Plate on a bridge of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche…
Bridge over the New Rhine in Leiden
Drain cover of the Grofsmederij on the Binnenhof
Manhole cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofs…
Small drain cover of the Grofsmederij
Small drain cover of the Grofsmederij
Manhole cover of the Nederlandse Grofsmederij
More drain covers: Grofsmederij Leiden
More drain covers: Grofsmederij Leiden
Drain cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofsme…
Drain cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofsme…
Sewer cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofsme…
Sewer cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofsme…
Sewer cover of the Kon. Nederlandse Grofsmederij
Drain Cover of the Grofsmederij
Drain Cover of the Grofsmederij
Bridge made by the Grofsmederij
Bridge made by the Grofsmederij
Drain cover of the Grofsmederij
Drain cover of the Grofsmederij of Leiden
Open Monumentendag 2011 – Meelfabriek – Drain cove…
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Drain cover of the Koninklijke Nederlandse 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.
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.
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