Furness Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Harris, John
- Wakefield, Edward T
- Shapter, John
- Askam & Mouzell Iron Co Ltd
- Millom & Askam Hematite Iron Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Askam in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1864 when established as Furness Iron & Steel Co by John Harris, ironmaster of Darlinton and Edward T Wakefield and John Shapter, both lawyers. Built plant 1865 10 1873 when employed 850. Incorporated 1866. By 1868 leasing local coal and ironstone mines and later acquired mines elsewhere. c1879 acquired by Askam & Mouzell Iron Co Ltd, incorporated in 1881, which itself was acquired in 1891 by Millom & Askam Hematite Iron Co Ltd
Publications:
- Askam iron. The development of Askam in Furness, 1850-1920 by Harris, Alan
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Harris, John
- Wakefield, Edward T
- Shapter, John
- Askam & Mouzell Iron Co Ltd
- Millom & Askam Hematite Iron Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Askam in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1864 when established as Furness Iron & Steel Co by John Harris, ironmaster of Darlinton and Edward T Wakefield and John Shapter, both lawyers. Built plant 1865 10 1873 when employed 850. Incorporated 1866. By 1868 leasing local coal and ironstone mines and later acquired mines elsewhere. c1879 acquired by Askam & Mouzell Iron Co Ltd, incorporated in 1881, which itself was acquired in 1891 by Millom & Askam Hematite Iron Co LtdPublications:
- Askam iron. The development of Askam in Furness, 1850-1920 by Harris, Alan