Barrow Steelworks
An Illustrated History of the Haematite Steel Company
Erschienen am 3. August 2015
160 Seiten
978-0-7509-6612-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Barrow-in-Furness became a pioneer in iron and steel production. It went on to grow astronomically - owning collieries in three counties and ore mines in two - and became the largest integrated steelworks in north Lancashire and Cumberland and, at one time, the largest steelworks in the world. Its success was due, in part, to having the prestige of three dukes as directors, as well as to being only 2 miles away from one of the largest and richest iron ore mines in the country. Written by two former employees of the works, Barrow Steelworks chronicles the company's past from the early empire through the inter-war and post-war years, the development of continuous casting in the 1950s, which revolutionised steelmaking, and, finally, the struggles and ultimate demise from the 1960s onwards of this once prominent industry.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Stroud
Großbritannien
Illustrationen
200 Illustrations, black and white
Dateigröße
20,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-6612-2 (9780750966122)
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Personen
Stan Henderson comes from a family of steelworkers and worked for a year at Barrow Steelworks in 1964. His own career was in shipbuilding and he was a draughtsman for 30 years. He spent the last 4 years as a BAE quality assurance manager. He has held a long fascination with the iron and steel industry and has researched it for about 20 years.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title
- Authors' Note
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Hindpool
- 2 The Hindpool Blast Furnaces
- 3 The Birth of Bulk Steelmaking
- 4 Rolling Mills and Soaking Pits
- 5 The Hoop and Bar Mills
- 6 Open-Hearth Plant and Steel Foundries
- 7 Boilers, Engines and Transport
- 8 The Development of High-Speed Continuous Casting
- 9 Barcon
- 10 Fuel and Instrument Department
- 11 Sport and Leisure
- 12 Subsidiaries
- 13 Hoop Works Rundown and Closure
- 14 Steelworks Closure and Demolition
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Copyright
