Shotton steel works history books

Even comprehensive works of modern british history rarely give the strike much consideration. Working in the shotton steel works during its last days before closing in 1974. Restoration of leather bound books at caerwys nc242. Founded by anglosaxons, the town grew from the 18th century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland.

They already had a successful works john summers and sons of stalybridge, manchester. What the chalybes made is called wrought iron, one of a couple major precursors to modern steel. With hindsight shotton was not a good place geographically to locate a steel works. These include connahs quay, shotton, queensferry, aston, garden city, sealand, broughton, bretton, hawarden, ewloe. Steel from mine to mill, the metal that made america is a fascinating and riveting read. Bbc vandals target shotton steelworks landmark building. The summers of shotton, written by brian redhead and sheila gooddie, published 1987.

Offices and labs shotton steel works march 2012 hi all. Buy products related to history of iron and steel industry products and see what customers say about history of iron and steel industry products on free delivery possible on. Appendix to a comprehensive chronological history of tata shotton works, while in the ownership of john summers and sons limited 18961967,british steel corporation 19671988, british steel plc 19881999, corus plc 19992007 and tata steel group since 2007. At the 2011 census shotton had a population of 6,663. The date 31 march 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest industrial redundancy on a single day in western europe when 6,500 people lost their jobs at shotton steelworks. Read more 1997 productivity matches europes best shotton and the other five works in the coated products group deliver 1.

Shotton iron and steel company ltd of shotton, near chester 1895 harry. But the national steel strike is worth remembering. Shotton has still not recovered from the closure of its steel plant in 1980, despite john majors recent claims. Get the latest news from the bbc in north east wales. Baker thursday, 30th march 1972, was a historic occasion in the history of the british steel corporations shelton works, stokeontrent, for it marked the departure of their last steam locomotive. The company was absorbed into british steel in 1967. Tata steels extensive distribution network is the second largest in europe. The history of working people throughout wales has been one of struggle and. British steel became corus in 1999 and this company was taken over by tata steel in 2007. Concerns are being raised about the future of deesides landmark building, the former shotton steelworks general office.

See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Trains between wrexham shotton bidston are severely disrupted. Jan 02, 2015 even comprehensive works of modern british history rarely give the strike much consideration. For information on train operators and times phone national rail enquiries on 0845 7484950 by air, liverpool airport approximately 40 minutes to shotton works by road. The works expanded, producing its own steel by the open hearth process from 1902, when it. The summers of shotton a history of the summers family and of the company was published in the summers of shotton in 1987. The steelworks ran its own classrooms, and also provided recreational facilities for staff like bowling greens and a swimming pool this is a view of the main canteen at the steelworks in 1947. The main head office was built way back in 1908 and it amazing. Buy products related to history of iron and steel industry products and see what customers say about history of iron and steel industry products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. After looking on the old interweb for this place i found a copy of a very old photo of the main head office building. The remainder of the buildings along shottons main road were built between 1906 and 19, and many new shops opened in this period. Full circle, the story of steelmaking on deeside, written by gordon smith, published 1980.

See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining. Come the closure of 1979, the implications of the demise of the welsh steel industry appeared catastrophic. They soon joined the warlike hittites, creating one. Strikes which were started on deeside at christmas were still going on when the steel making ended on march 31. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift cards wallpaper trade colour. Magnum collection posters includes iconic and timeless pieces from the magnum archive as well as the cutting edge of new works and are exclusively available from the magnum shop. Shotton steelworks action committee mss archives hub.

Aug 09, 2010 concerns are being raised about the future of deesides landmark building, the former shotton steelworks general office. Shotton is a town and community in flintshire, wales, lying within the deeside conurbation along the river dee, adjoining connahs quay, near the border with england. Shotton steelworks hansard, 17 july 1979 parliament. This little lot was due to be demolished back in 20092011 but its still here. Tata confirm reports they are to sell off uk steel operations. Very good the summers family, whose lives were dictated by the family business, the great steelworks at shotton. Despite promising to keep the ravenscraig steel plant open until 1994, british steel announces the plants closure with the loss of 1,800 jobs. His business was so successful that he purchased land, known as bayley fields, near the forge, and built a new ironworks. This history has been compiled by gordon smith, information services manager, shotton, 19681997. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks is a grade ii listed building in sealand, flintshire, wales. Tata steel supplies hotrolled, coldrolled, metallic coated and directrolled strip steels to many end markets. Grosvenor working mens club on an outing from shottons low level railway station.

Shotton iron and steel company ltd of shotton, near chester. History of britains steel industry business the guardian. This is a detailed account of the british and german steel industries performance during three decades which were marked by dramatic change. Shotton, a township, with ninehouses hamlet, in hawarden parish, flint. Stoddard has written an exceptional book that highlights the captivating history of steel and its use to create industries, generate wealth, and build nations. There is in fact evidence that there has been a settlement here since saxon times, proving that the town actually has about years of history. A century of shotton steel, written by gordon smith, published 1996.

Shotton iron and steel company ltd of shotton, near chester 1895 harry and james summers suggested to their three surviving brothers that they should buy 40 acres of dee marshland to start production of galvanised steel sheeting. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring. By 1910 there were 3,000 employed at the steelworks. Steel edgar thomson works the edgar thomson works, built near pittsburgh between 1872 and 1875 in braddock, pennsylvania, has achieved legendary status in american industrial history. Shotton rolling mill was constructed as part of the shotton steelworks, located on the north bank of the river dee in flintshire, downstream from chester. Few passenger trains now stop here although, when shotton steel works was in its prime, it was one of the busiest stations on the line. An interesting family history presumably commissioned by the radio presenterguardian editor redhead. Victorian society reveals top 10 buildings crying out to be saved. I declare an interest, because for a brief period i laboured underneath the blast furnace of shotton steelworks. Shotton steelworks forecourt and gardens set for grade ii listed status. The end of steel making at the site was devastating to shotton and the deeside area, which relied heavily on the works as the main employer in the area. End of an era at shelton bar industrial railway society. They already had a successful works john summers and sons of stalybridge, manchester, which they had inherited from their father, john, who had died in 1876.

Comprehensive chronological history of tata shotton works, while in the ownership of john summers and sons limited 18961967, british steel corporation 19671988, british steel plc 19881999, corus plc 19992007 and tata steel group since 2007. Derelictplaces is a forum for people with an interest in the history and documentation of disused, derelict and abandoned buildings to come together and share their experiences, photography and historical findings. Tata steel shotton works deeside flintshire ch5 2nh tel. Now closed, shotton rolling mill was the second continuous steel strip rolling mill to be built in britain. They are aston, broughton, clayton, hawarden, golftyn and wepre. Unite branch in the steel industry at shotton steel works, shotton, north wales. Letter regarding the history of a round tower at pen y don, east parade, rhyl. Photo of shotton, john summers works and the dee c. The iron and steel act 1967 nationalised the majority of steel porduction in the uk, under the british steel corporation. A hilltop test is held to see how iron age people communicated 2,500 years ago. In 1909 an event occurred that would take the name of shotton to foreign shores. Collection plan tata steel colors shotton works, deeside. History of shotton in flintshire map and description. Our military, industrial and historical heritage is fast disappearing.

In 1967 the steel industry was nationalised and in 1980 steel production at shotton came to an end, with considerable job losses. The partition brick with a tongue that speaks for itself. More a history of the family, less a rise and fall of a n midlands industry. According to the history books it was at this time that the summers. Relying on governmental and corporate archives as well as on the. Local website with breaking news, sport, weather and travel from the area plus indepth features, analysis, audio and video coverage. Appendix to a comprehensive chronological history of tata shotton works, while in the ownership of john summers and sons limited 18961967,british steel corporation 19671988, british steel plc 19881999, corus. Wages day at john summers steelworks, shotton youtube. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring large plant owned by tata steel lies in connahs quay. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described shotton like this. Shotton is a town and community in flintshire, wales, lying within the deeside conurbation. The works expanded, producing its own steel by the open hearth process from 1902, when it became known as hawarden bridge steel works. Demolition of shotton shotton steel works old chester golf club house nc462.

This staplebound catalogue has lost all 3 staples so the body of the book is unattached. The company was absorbed into british steel corporation in 1967. It is located 5 miles 8 km west of chester and can be reached by road from the a548. Back in the early 1900s the summers brothers allowed two breweries to be built on site making non alcoholic drinks. The name probably derives from anglosaxon sceottun farmstead on or near a steep slope. The total cessation of steel making at the shotton works in north wales was announced in the middle of that year and was quickly followed by proposed job cuts, numbering in their thousands, across the port talbot and llanwern plants. He then purchased land near the forge, and built a new ironworks, known as the globe works. A blog about labour movement, trade unions, pensions, housing and councils.

The summers of shotton by redhead, brian and gooddie, sheila. In 2016 former steelworks cranedrive, roy baskett and i were out filming around the hawarden bridge, shotton, crossing of the river dee for my stories of steel heritage archive project. Shotton now takes its unenviable place in history as the community that suffered the greatest mass loss of job opportunities in living memory. Leave having been given on monday 16 july under standing order no. Description friends sit with sheep and cows looking down over the rhondda valley in south wales. The end of steelmaking at the site was devastating to shotton and the deeside area, which relied heavily on the works as the main employer in the area. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand, flintshire. I think of him in victoria street, poring over his books and potions like some medieval. Willamette iron steel works abebooks shop for books.

According to the history books it was at this time that the summers brothers allowed two breweries to be built on site making non alcoholic drinks because they had learned that two men were being paid 30 shillings a week to bring beer into the works for men working in the hot mills. On arrival stop at security report to weighbridge to receive colour coded pick list follow coloured sign to relevant loading bay loads must be secured in the loading bay please have straps ready before. Second bridgestrike of the day sees further disruption on trains between shotton and wrexham. To most residents of shotton, and there are at present 9000 inhabitants, the town has only about 100 years of history to its name, since the establishment of the john summers steel works. Various settlements within the deeside area are recorded in the domesday book 1086 which list them within the cheshire hundred of atis cross. Where mentioned at all it is typically viewed as a lesser precursor to the miners strike four years later, a mere footnote in britains industrial relations history. Steel voices a history of the port talbot steelworkers. I declare an interest, because for a brief period i laboured underneath the. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand.