Workington Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Kirk family
- Valentine family
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron Co
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd
- Steel Peech & Tozer Ltd
- Fox, Samuel, & Co Ltd
- Appleby Frodingham Steel Co Ltd
- United Steel Companies Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Transport equipment production
Railway track, fittings, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1872 when established by the Kirk and Valentine familes as a partnership styled Moss Bay Hematite Iron Co. 1881 reconstructed as Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd. 1891 reconstructed under the same name and again reconstructed 1909 when renamed Workington Iron & Steel Co Ltd. In particular made iron rails. 1918 merged with, inter alia, Steel Peech & Tozer Ltd, Samuel Fox & Co Ltd and Appleby Frodingham Steel Co Ltd in 1918 to form United Steel Companies Ltd.
Publications:
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Workington, Cumberland, 1902 by Unknown
- Steel, Ships and Men. Cammell Laird, 1824-1993 by Warren, Kenneth
- This is United Steel. A general review of the United Steel Companies Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron & Steel Co. Branch of the United Steel Companies Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron & Steel Co Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron and Steel by Byers, Richard L M
- Workington Works. A century of steel rail making, 1877-1977 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Kirk family
- Valentine family
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron Co
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd
- Steel Peech & Tozer Ltd
- Fox, Samuel, & Co Ltd
- Appleby Frodingham Steel Co Ltd
- United Steel Companies Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Transport equipment production Railway track, fittings, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1872 when established by the Kirk and Valentine familes as a partnership styled Moss Bay Hematite Iron Co. 1881 reconstructed as Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd. 1891 reconstructed under the same name and again reconstructed 1909 when renamed Workington Iron & Steel Co Ltd. In particular made iron rails. 1918 merged with, inter alia, Steel Peech & Tozer Ltd, Samuel Fox & Co Ltd and Appleby Frodingham Steel Co Ltd in 1918 to form United Steel Companies Ltd.Publications:
- Moss Bay Hematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Workington, Cumberland, 1902 by Unknown
- Steel, Ships and Men. Cammell Laird, 1824-1993 by Warren, Kenneth
- This is United Steel. A general review of the United Steel Companies Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron & Steel Co. Branch of the United Steel Companies Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron & Steel Co Ltd by Unknown
- Workington Iron and Steel by Byers, Richard L M
- Workington Works. A century of steel rail making, 1877-1977 by Unknown