Hickman, Alfred, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hickman, Sir Alfred
- Spring Vale Furnaces
- Staffordshire Steel & Ingot Iron Co Ltd
- Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd
- Bilston Iron & Steel Works
- Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to mid 1860s when (Sir) Alfred Hickman, 1830-1910, acquired Spring Vale Furnaces, Bilston. By 1881 largest pig iron maker in Black Country. Came to acquire associated iron ore and limestone resources. 1882 incorporated as Staffordshire Steel & Ingot Iron Co Ltd when built steelworks. 1897 reorganised as Alfred Hickman Ltd when raised additional capital. 1917 converted to a public company. 1919 acquired Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd to provide a source of iron ore and pig iron. 1920 acquired by Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd
Publications:
- Alfred Hickman Ltd, 1866-1932 by Morton, George R, & M Le Guillou
- 'Alfred Hickman Ltd' in F Scopes, The Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- Brief History of Bilston Iron & Steel Works by Larke, W M
- Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- 'Oxfordshire Ironstone Co Ltd' in F Scopes, Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- Stewarts & Lloyds, 1903-1953 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hickman, Sir Alfred
- Spring Vale Furnaces
- Staffordshire Steel & Ingot Iron Co Ltd
- Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd
- Bilston Iron & Steel Works
- Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to mid 1860s when (Sir) Alfred Hickman, 1830-1910, acquired Spring Vale Furnaces, Bilston. By 1881 largest pig iron maker in Black Country. Came to acquire associated iron ore and limestone resources. 1882 incorporated as Staffordshire Steel & Ingot Iron Co Ltd when built steelworks. 1897 reorganised as Alfred Hickman Ltd when raised additional capital. 1917 converted to a public company. 1919 acquired Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd to provide a source of iron ore and pig iron. 1920 acquired by Stewarts & Lloyds LtdPublications:
- Alfred Hickman Ltd, 1866-1932 by Morton, George R, & M Le Guillou
- 'Alfred Hickman Ltd' in F Scopes, The Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- Brief History of Bilston Iron & Steel Works by Larke, W M
- Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- 'Oxfordshire Ironstone Co Ltd' in F Scopes, Development of Corby Works by Scopes, Frederick
- Stewarts & Lloyds, 1903-1953 by Unknown