Brymbo Steelworks
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The Brymbo Steel Works was a former large steelworks in the village of Brymbo near Wrexham, Wales. In operation between 1796 and 1990, it was significant on account of its founder, one of whose origin
Part of the works in April 1962
The steelworks in 1990
Freight train with the steelworks' Melting Shop in the background, 1962
Billet train near Celsa steelworks geograph.org.uk 4476649
John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods during the Industrial Revolution. He was the inventor of a precision ca
Brymbo Steelworks
…significant on account of its founder, one of whose original blast furnace stacks remains on the site. The works was founded by the pioneer industrialist John 'Iron Mad' Wilkinson. Wilkinson, who had owned the nearby Bersham Ironworks jointly with his brother William, purchased Brymbo Hall and its 500-acre estate from the…
Wilkinson by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Iron cannons at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Steam engine by James Watt (1797)
The Iron Bridge spanning the River Severn in Shropshire