Govan Iron Works
| Govan Iron Works | |
|---|---|
  Location of Govan Iron Works | |
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| Built | 1739 |
| Location | 525 Crown Street, Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°50′36″N 4°15′12″W / 55.8432°N 4.2534°W |
| Products | Iron rods and bars |
| Employees | 800 in 1842 |
| Owner(s) | William Dixon |
| Defunct | 1966 |
Govan Iron Works was an ironworks with five blast furnaces[1] that was founded in 1839 by William Dixon and located in 525 Crown Street in Govanhill, Glasgow.[2]
Formation
[edit]In 1800, Govanhill was well-established with coal mines[3] with many of them owned by William Dixon (c.1753-1822), an English coal merchant from Northumberland who had moved to Scotland in his teens to find work,[4] eventually becoming a miner.[5] Dixons career in mining progressed when he first becoming a colliery manager, then owner of Calder and Wilsontown ironworks.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Day, St. John V., ed. (1876). "The Iron Works". Notices of Some of the Principal Manufactures of the West of Scotland. Glasgow: Blackie & Son. p. 36.
- ^ "Glasgow, 525 Crown Street, Govan Ironworks And Miners' Row". Canmore. Edinburgh: Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Ian R. (2005). This city now : Glasgow and its working class past. Edinburgh: Luath Press. ISBN 9781842820827.
- ^ a b Crouzet, François (30 October 2008). The First Industrialists: The Problem of Origins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-521-08871-8.
- ^ "Dixon's Blazes: a Family of Ironmasters". CultureNL. Glasgow: Culture and Leisure NL Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.