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Bedlington Iron Works

Other Business Names:

  • Tomlinson, William
  • Hawks & Longridge, Malings & Co
  • Bedlington Iron Co

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Bedlington, Northumberland, Northumberland, North East, England

Sectors:

  • Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Nail making
  • Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
  • Transport equipment production Railway track, fittings, etc, production

Notes:

Established by William Tomlinson in 1736 and soon developed into an extensive ironworks making, inter alia, nails and, at end of 18th century, iron rods and hoops. By 1822 making railway rails for Stockton to Darlington Railway. Operated variously by Hawks & Longridge, Malings & Co, Bedlington Iron Co, etc. Latterly also made railway locomotives. Closed 1867

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