Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
type foundry
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gptkbp:address |
gptkb:Foundry_Lane,_Smethwick
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
gptkbp:currentUse |
Partly used by Avery Weigh-Tronix
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gptkbp:established |
1795
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gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:James_Watt
gptkb:Matthew_Boulton gptkb:William_Murdoch |
gptkbp:heritageStatus |
Grade II* listed building
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
One of the earliest purpose-built steam engine factories
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Soho Foundry
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gptkbp:industry |
Engineering
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Smethwick
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gptkbp:nearbyLandmark |
gptkb:Birmingham_Canal_Navigations
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gptkbp:notableEmployee |
gptkb:William_Murdoch
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Pioneered mass production techniques in engineering
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gptkbp:notableProduct |
Steam engines
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Boulton_&_Watt
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gptkbp:region |
gptkb:West_Midlands
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Smethwick
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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