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Kirkintilloch Lion Foundry

A film about the iron foundry in Kirkintilloch which closed in 1984.

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The video contains footage of the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch shortly before it closed. It includes shots of the buildings, the workers involved in the different stages of the casting process and also shots of the finished products, such as telephone boxes, pillar boxes and street furniture.

Date: 1984

 

This item is part of the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive. See the archive catalogue for more about the film: Moving Image Archive catalogue record

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