Neath Abbey Iron Co
Other Business Names:
- Price, Fox & Tregelles
- Perran Foundry
- Price, Joseph Tregelles
- Neath Valley Coal Co
- Briton Ferry Iron Co
- Neath Abbey Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Falmouth, Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
- Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Neath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Transport equipment production
Small craft building & repairing exc ships
Notes:
Traced origins to 1792 when established by Price, Fox & Tregelles of Falmouth to supply pig iron to their Cornish foundry, Perran Foundry, at Falmouth. 1790s install Boulton & Watt steam engine. c1800 started steam engine production. By 1818, when known as Neath Abbey Iron Co, making engineering parts and developing as a leading manufacturer of steam engines for marine, railway and stationary use. Also made iron ships. Managed from 1821 by Joseph Tregelles Price, 1784-1854. c1826 established a further ironworks at Glynneath and in 1840 acquired further plant at Briton Ferry. 1829 building locomotives. Closed first 1875 and, following a revival, finally in 1880s. Also associated with Neath Valley Coal Co. Close to Briton Ferry Iron Co
Publications:
- 'An Indefatigable Philanthropist'. Joseph Tregelles Price,1784–1854, of Neath, Wales by Allen, Richard C
- Joseph Tregelles Price, 1784-1854. Quaker industrialist and moral crusader. A portrait of his life and work by Eaton, George
- Neath Abbey and the Industrial Revolution by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Iron Company by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Iron Company, 1792-1886 by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Ironworks by Ince, Laurence
- 'Neath Abbey Works' in J Lloyd, Early History of Old South Wales Iron Works, 1760-1840 by Lloyd, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Price, Fox & Tregelles
- Perran Foundry
- Price, Joseph Tregelles
- Neath Valley Coal Co
- Briton Ferry Iron Co
- Neath Abbey Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Falmouth, Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
- Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Neath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Transport equipment production Small craft building & repairing exc ships
Notes:
Traced origins to 1792 when established by Price, Fox & Tregelles of Falmouth to supply pig iron to their Cornish foundry, Perran Foundry, at Falmouth. 1790s install Boulton & Watt steam engine. c1800 started steam engine production. By 1818, when known as Neath Abbey Iron Co, making engineering parts and developing as a leading manufacturer of steam engines for marine, railway and stationary use. Also made iron ships. Managed from 1821 by Joseph Tregelles Price, 1784-1854. c1826 established a further ironworks at Glynneath and in 1840 acquired further plant at Briton Ferry. 1829 building locomotives. Closed first 1875 and, following a revival, finally in 1880s. Also associated with Neath Valley Coal Co. Close to Briton Ferry Iron CoPublications:
- 'An Indefatigable Philanthropist'. Joseph Tregelles Price,1784–1854, of Neath, Wales by Allen, Richard C
- Joseph Tregelles Price, 1784-1854. Quaker industrialist and moral crusader. A portrait of his life and work by Eaton, George
- Neath Abbey and the Industrial Revolution by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Iron Company by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Iron Company, 1792-1886 by Ince, Laurence
- Neath Abbey Ironworks by Ince, Laurence
- 'Neath Abbey Works' in J Lloyd, Early History of Old South Wales Iron Works, 1760-1840 by Lloyd, John