History of a car park

Alfred Ellis was born some time in the early 19th century and in the 1940’s working for his farther a woollen merchant in Norwood Green between Halifax and Bradford.
Alfred brought finished cloth by pack mule to Wakefield Market to sell
And looked round for a return load to tack back he picked up loads from Nelsons Foundry in Calder Vale Road and was fascinated with the casting of brass and iron.

Learning enough to set up his own brass foundry in 1850 located in stables of the Old Crown Inn known as the old crown yard Northgate Wakefield.
And began the produce finish brass fittings bearings miners lamps and for Charles Roberts wagon works Ings Road he made axle boxes and bearings.
He also made pumps and bearings for Sutcliffe’s that made coal cutter and mining equipment.
He was a large man of his day six feet two inch and weighing over twenty six stone.
As well as running the foundry he became the licensee of the Old Crown Inn.
He had three sons Stephen Henry, Willie and Marsden and the business became Alfred Ellis and sons the last of which was the designer and patent of the Ellis Burner used in the miners lamps.
The business moved to Kirkgate to premises known as Grove iron works brought from Joseph Rhodes & sons engineers and tool makers. The new foundry became to be called The Old Crown Works Kirkgate.
Alfred Ellis & Son’s Ltd {became a limited company in 1939}

During the Second World War 1939-45 some 200 men were employed producing some 12,000 tons of ingots and billets, with a variety of castings and machined products.
Ingots wear supplied to other founders and around 20% is exported, Principally to Sweden Norway and Spain some 50 tones a week were produced.
Ellis engineering as sow many foundries closed in 2004
And now a car park

Title:	History of a car park
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