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| Workington Haematite Ironworks, Workington | ||
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| Workington Haematite Ironworks | ||
| Oldside Ironworks | ||
| Workington Hematite Ironworks | ||
| site name:- | Whitehaven Junction Railway | |
| locality:- | Workington | |
| civil parish:- | Workington (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | ironworks | |
| locality type:- | blast furnace | |
| locality type:- | railway sidings | |
| coordinates:- | NX99502984 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9929 | |
| 10Km square:- | NX92 | |
| references:- | OS County Series |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 53 7) placename:- Workington Haematite Ironworks |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Workington Haematite Ironworks" with sidings from railway |
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| notes:- |
Set up by Workington Hematite Iron Co incorporated 1856, commenced operation 1859.
Coke fuel; steam powered blowing. There were some problems with the processes which
were corrected by Bessemer, and the works became a major source for 'Bessemer' iron
for steel making. There were six furnaces operating by 1870. After many years, and
changes, the plant closed in 1930. |
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| Lancaster and Wattleworth 1977 |
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