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Works
 Hermit Cupola Chimneys
Hermit Industries Co.
Holloway Street, Lower Gornal.
Hermit Industries was established in 1947.
It seems possible that the works was originaly in Hermit Street, Upper Gornal,
before moving to Holloway Street.
The foundry produced ferrous and non-ferrous castings for the engineering industry.
The cupola 'chimneys' were an integral part of producing castings and were a local landmark,
the furnaces were located at the bottom of these stacks and were coke fired.
The works was rather unpopular with nearby residents because of the smell and dust emitted from the prominent fifty foot stacks,
this was one factor that eventually resulted in the demise of the foundry.
In February 1964, part of the works was badly damaged when a fire broke out in the pattern shop, just after the workers had left.
The foundry closed shortly after 1992
with the loss of eighteen jobs, the firm not being able
to meet pollutant requirements and suffering from foreign competition.
The Hermit Industries company was wound up in 2000 and along with the Fibreform factory,
was demolished in 2008 to make way for yet more housing.
Trade advert c 1960
Trade Advertisement 1985.
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