Paisley in Arran-Elderslie in Bruce County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Foundry Chimney

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

1. The Foundry Chimney Marker

Inscription. The brick chimney is all that remains of a foundry, which once employed as many as sixty men. Built in the early 1860's, it operated for several years as Laidlaws Foundry. John Stewart purchased the business in the late 1860's and changed its name to the Paisley Agricultural Works. In the 1900's the business could no longer compete with larger manufacturers and it finally closed. The foundry buildings were dismantled in 1923.

While the works manufactured a wide range of iron products such as pots, hitching posts, fences and ornate chairs and tables, it was best known for such implements as the harvest queen reaper, the sellar plow and the paisley wrought iron harvester.

Erected 2009 by Paisley Heritage Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 44° 18.606′ N, 81° 16.466′ W. Marker is in Arran-Elderslie, Ontario, in Bruce County. It is in Paisley. It is at the intersection of Queen Street North (County Road 3) and Cambridge Street, on the right when traveling south on Queen

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Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 470 Bruce County Road 3, Arran-Elderslie ON N0G 2N0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgian Bay Country

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: David Browne Milne (here, next to this marker); David Brown Milne 1882-1953 (here, next to this marker); The Elliot Block (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Samuel Thomas Rowe (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Simon Orchard - First Settler of Paisley (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Historic Frame Building (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fisher Mill Property (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Founding of Paisley (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arran-Elderslie.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

2. The Foundry Chimney Marker

In front of the chimney

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.