 The Round Foundry was built in 1795–1797 by a partnership of James Fenton (1754–1834), Matthew Murray, David Wood and the financier William Lister, trading as Fenton, Murray and Wood, (later Fenton, Murray and Jackson).It was at the Round Foundry that Matthew Murray made his name as a great engineer.He produced textile machinery, steam engines and the first locomotives for the Middleton Railway including "Salamanca".