Consett Iron Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Richardson, Jonathan
- Derwent Iron Co
- Derwent & Consett Iron Co Ltd
- Richardson & Co
- Dale, Sir David
- British Steel Corp
- Langley Park Colliery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Consett, Durham, Durham, North East, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to Derwent Iron Co, established in 1840 by Jonathan Richardson to develop an iron works at Consett and operate nearby coal and iron ore mines. Unprofitable and supported by its bank, Northumberland & Durham District Bank. Collapsed 1857 following the failure of the bank and reorganised as Derwent & Consett Iron Co in 1858. Reconstructed in 1864 as Consett Iron Co Ltd. From now very profitable. 1866 acquired Richardson & Co's tinplate works at Consett. By 1875 reckoned the 'largest iron plate works in the world'. Operated own collieries including Langley Park Colliery, opened 1873 and nationalised 1947. In late 19th century (Sir) David Dale was important in its affairs as MD and later chairman. Nationalised 1951, denationalised as Consett Iron Co Ltd and in 1967 renationalised and incorporated into British Steel Corp
Publications:
- Accounting for profitability at the Consett Iron Co before 1914. Measurement, sources and uses by Church, Roy, Trevor Baldwin & Bob Berry
- Accounting systems and decision making in the mid-Victorian period. The case of the Consett Iron Co by Boyns, Trevor, & J R Edwards
- Accounts of the Consett Coal & Iron Co Ltd, 1864-1914 by Baldwin, T J, R H Berry & R A Church
- Brief History and Description of Consett Works by Unknown
- Brief history of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Bell, H
- Business, Banking and Politics. The case of British steel, 1918-1939 by Tolliday, Steven
- Consett. A commemoration of the works by Moore, Tommy
- Consett Iron, 1840-1980. A study in industrial location by Warren, Kenneth
- Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. A case study in Victorian business history by Wilson, A S
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. Description of the Works by Jenkins, William
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. Descriptive brochure of the works by Unknown
- Consett Saga. A short description of the new plate mill forming part of the £30,000,000 development plan by Unknown
- Consett Study, 1969-70 by Roberts, P W
- 'David Dale' in J S Jeans, Pioneers of the Cleveland Iron Trade by Jeans, James S
- Developments at the Consett Works of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- History of the Consett Iron Company by Hornsby, R M
- Leaves from Consett Iron Company Letter Books, 1887-1893 by Jenkins, William
- Origin of the Consett Iron Company, 1840-1864 by Wilson, A S
- Profitability of the Consett Iron Company before 1914 by Richardson, H W, & J M Bass
- Sir David Dale. Inaugural address delivered for the Dale Memorial Trust to which is prefixed a memoir by Howard Pease by Grey, Edward, & Howard Pease
- Technical Survey of the Consett and Jarrow Plants of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- Thread of Iron. A definitive history of Shotley Bridge and Consett and district, County Durham; with particular reference to iron and steelmaking by Vernon, Douglas
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Richardson, Jonathan
- Derwent Iron Co
- Derwent & Consett Iron Co Ltd
- Richardson & Co
- Dale, Sir David
- British Steel Corp
- Langley Park Colliery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Consett, Durham, Durham, North East, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to Derwent Iron Co, established in 1840 by Jonathan Richardson to develop an iron works at Consett and operate nearby coal and iron ore mines. Unprofitable and supported by its bank, Northumberland & Durham District Bank. Collapsed 1857 following the failure of the bank and reorganised as Derwent & Consett Iron Co in 1858. Reconstructed in 1864 as Consett Iron Co Ltd. From now very profitable. 1866 acquired Richardson & Co's tinplate works at Consett. By 1875 reckoned the 'largest iron plate works in the world'. Operated own collieries including Langley Park Colliery, opened 1873 and nationalised 1947. In late 19th century (Sir) David Dale was important in its affairs as MD and later chairman. Nationalised 1951, denationalised as Consett Iron Co Ltd and in 1967 renationalised and incorporated into British Steel CorpPublications:
- Accounting for profitability at the Consett Iron Co before 1914. Measurement, sources and uses by Church, Roy, Trevor Baldwin & Bob Berry
- Accounting systems and decision making in the mid-Victorian period. The case of the Consett Iron Co by Boyns, Trevor, & J R Edwards
- Accounts of the Consett Coal & Iron Co Ltd, 1864-1914 by Baldwin, T J, R H Berry & R A Church
- Brief History and Description of Consett Works by Unknown
- Brief history of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Bell, H
- Business, Banking and Politics. The case of British steel, 1918-1939 by Tolliday, Steven
- Consett. A commemoration of the works by Moore, Tommy
- Consett Iron, 1840-1980. A study in industrial location by Warren, Kenneth
- Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. A case study in Victorian business history by Wilson, A S
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. Description of the Works by Jenkins, William
- Consett Iron Co Ltd. Descriptive brochure of the works by Unknown
- Consett Saga. A short description of the new plate mill forming part of the £30,000,000 development plan by Unknown
- Consett Study, 1969-70 by Roberts, P W
- 'David Dale' in J S Jeans, Pioneers of the Cleveland Iron Trade by Jeans, James S
- Developments at the Consett Works of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- History of the Consett Iron Company by Hornsby, R M
- Leaves from Consett Iron Company Letter Books, 1887-1893 by Jenkins, William
- Origin of the Consett Iron Company, 1840-1864 by Wilson, A S
- Profitability of the Consett Iron Company before 1914 by Richardson, H W, & J M Bass
- Sir David Dale. Inaugural address delivered for the Dale Memorial Trust to which is prefixed a memoir by Howard Pease by Grey, Edward, & Howard Pease
- Technical Survey of the Consett and Jarrow Plants of the Consett Iron Co Ltd by Unknown
- Thread of Iron. A definitive history of Shotley Bridge and Consett and district, County Durham; with particular reference to iron and steelmaking by Vernon, Douglas