Shotts Iron Co (Edinburgh)

Also known as Shotts Foundry, Edinburgh.

Part of the Shotts Iron Co of Shotts, Lanarkshire

c.1850 Located at Leith Walk, Edinburgh

1880-90 Foundry located at 41 Constitution Street, Edinburgh

c.1890 Address 27 Charlotte Street, Leith

c.1900 - 1910 Foundry located at 130 George Street Edinburgh

c.1910 Ran a business at 1 Castle Street, Edinburgh

The above dates and addresses are taken from 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951'^[1]

A former employee was Archibald Torry, who became an assistant of James Nasmyth.

Sources of Information

↑ [1] 'The Shotts Iron Company', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011