Shotton steel works history books

His business was so successful that he purchased land, known as bayley fields, near the forge, and built a new ironworks. Back in the early 1900s the summers brothers allowed two breweries to be built on site making non alcoholic drinks. With hindsight shotton was not a good place geographically to locate a steel works. Despite promising to keep the ravenscraig steel plant open until 1994, british steel announces the plants closure with the loss of 1,800 jobs. Read more 1997 productivity matches europes best shotton and the other five works in the coated products group deliver 1. British steel became corus in 1999 and this company was taken over by tata steel in 2007. The remainder of the buildings along shottons main road were built between 1906 and 19, and many new shops opened in this period. At the 2011 census shotton had a population of 6,663. 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. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring. 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. Grosvenor working mens club on an outing from shottons low level railway station.

The main head office was built way back in 1908 and it amazing. A hilltop test is held to see how iron age people communicated 2,500 years ago. 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. Shotton steelworks action committee mss archives hub. Bbc vandals target shotton steelworks landmark building. Tata steel shotton works deeside flintshire ch5 2nh tel. Steel from mine to mill, the metal that made america is a fascinating and riveting read. Leave having been given on monday 16 july under standing order no. These include connahs quay, shotton, queensferry, aston, garden city, sealand, broughton, bretton, hawarden, ewloe. But the national steel strike is worth remembering.

The history of working people throughout wales has been one of struggle and. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks is a grade ii listed building in sealand, flintshire, wales. The company was absorbed into british steel in 1967. An interesting family history presumably commissioned by the radio presenterguardian editor redhead.

Victorian society reveals top 10 buildings crying out to be saved. 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 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. 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. Local website with breaking news, sport, weather and travel from the area plus indepth features, analysis, audio and video coverage. Stoddard has written an exceptional book that highlights the captivating history of steel and its use to create industries, generate wealth, and build nations. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described shotton like this. Glannau dyfrdwy is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in flintshire and cheshire on the walesengland border lying near the canalised stretch of the river dee that flows from neighbouring chester into the dee estuary. 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. 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. Full circle, the story of steelmaking on deeside, written by gordon smith, published 1980. A blog about labour movement, trade unions, pensions, housing and councils.

Wages day at john summers steelworks, shotton youtube. 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. Shotton has still not recovered from the closure of its steel plant in 1980, despite john majors recent claims. Letter regarding the history of a round tower at pen y don, east parade, rhyl. 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. 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. Shotton is a town and community in flintshire, wales, lying within the deeside conurbation. The name probably derives from anglosaxon sceottun farmstead on or near a steep slope. Concerns are being raised about the future of deesides landmark building, the former shotton steelworks general office. Trains between wrexham shotton bidston are severely disrupted. Strikes which were started on deeside at christmas were still going on when the steel making ended on march 31. End of an era at shelton bar industrial railway society. Now closed, shotton rolling mill was the second continuous steel strip rolling mill to be built in britain. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining.

According to the history books it was at this time that the summers. 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. Unite branch in the steel industry at shotton steel works, shotton, north wales. Tata steels extensive distribution network is the second largest in europe. More a history of the family, less a rise and fall of a n midlands industry. 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. Currently standing empty, the fivestorey grade ii building has become a target for thieves and vandals with. 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. Tata steel supplies hotrolled, coldrolled, metallic coated and directrolled strip steels to many end markets. 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, a township, with ninehouses hamlet, in hawarden parish, flint. Collection plan tata steel colors shotton works, deeside.

This little lot was due to be demolished back in 20092011 but its still here. They are aston, broughton, clayton, hawarden, golftyn and wepre. Very good the summers family, whose lives were dictated by the family business, the great steelworks at shotton. A century of shotton steel, written by gordon smith, published 1996. It is located 5 miles 8 km west of chester and can be reached by road from the a548. By 1910 there were 3,000 employed at the steelworks. This staplebound catalogue has lost all 3 staples so the body of the book is unattached. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift cards wallpaper trade colour. Tata confirm reports they are to sell off uk steel operations.

Photo of shotton, john summers works and the dee c. Description friends sit with sheep and cows looking down over the rhondda valley in south wales. 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. 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. Jan 02, 2015 even comprehensive works of modern british history rarely give the strike much consideration. Founded by anglosaxons, the town grew from the 18th century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. 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. 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. In 1909 an event occurred that would take the name of shotton to foreign shores.

Get the latest news from the bbc in north east wales. 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. What the chalybes made is called wrought iron, one of a couple major precursors to modern steel. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand, flintshire.

Shotton steelworks forecourt and gardens set for grade ii listed status. In 1967 the steel industry was nationalised and in 1980 steel production at shotton came to an end, with considerable job losses. Come the closure of 1979, the implications of the demise of the welsh steel industry appeared catastrophic. The summers of shotton, written by brian redhead and sheila gooddie, published 1987. History of britains steel industry business the guardian. This history has been compiled by gordon smith, information services manager, shotton, 19681997. Shotton iron and steel company ltd of shotton, near chester 1895 harry. Shotton s history dates back around years to saxon times. Our military, industrial and historical heritage is fast disappearing. The partition brick with a tongue that speaks for itself. Relying on governmental and corporate archives as well as on the. Restoration of leather bound books at caerwys nc242.

Various settlements within the deeside area are recorded in the domesday book 1086 which list them within the cheshire hundred of atis cross. Aug 09, 2010 concerns are being raised about the future of deesides landmark building, the former shotton steelworks general office. They soon joined the warlike hittites, creating one. He then purchased land near the forge, and built a new ironworks, known as the globe works. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand. 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. History of shotton in flintshire map and description. Shotton iron and steel company ltd of shotton, near chester. 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. Even comprehensive works of modern british history rarely give the strike much consideration. The summers of shotton by redhead, brian and gooddie, sheila. The works expanded, producing its own steel by the open hearth process from 1902, when it became known as hawarden bridge steel works.

The works expanded, producing its own steel by the open hearth process from 1902, when it. They already had a successful works john summers and sons of stalybridge, manchester. 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. I declare an interest, because for a brief period i laboured underneath the. Shotton steelworks hansard, 17 july 1979 parliament. Shotton now takes its unenviable place in history as the community that suffered the greatest mass loss of job opportunities in living memory. 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. Working in the shotton steel works during its last days before closing in 1974. Offices and labs shotton steel works march 2012 hi all. 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. 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.

I think of him in victoria street, poring over his books and potions like some medieval. Willamette iron steel works abebooks shop for books. The company was absorbed into british steel corporation in 1967. Steel voices a history of the port talbot steelworkers. This is a detailed account of the british and german steel industries performance during three decades which were marked by dramatic change. I declare an interest, because for a brief period i laboured underneath the blast furnace of shotton steelworks. Second bridgestrike of the day sees further disruption on trains between shotton and wrexham. Demolition of shotton shotton steel works old chester golf club house nc462. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring large plant owned by tata steel lies in connahs quay. 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. 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.