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The former Monk Bridge Iron Works, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Evaluation and mitigation excavations and program of strip and record of the Tyre Mill building, Rolling Mill and Puddling Sheds, within a former iron works. The iron works, originated by Stephen Witham in 1851 and taken over by Sir James KItson in 1854, was at the forefront of technological innovation in iron production during the middle of the 19th-century. The Tyre Mill was set up to produce weld-less iron tyres for steam locomotives and may have exported to the USA. The puddling sheds underwent several re-developments which may have included very early (1850/60's) experimentation in steel production or puddling using gas regenerative furnaces, originally patented by Frederick Siemens in 1856. |
Author: |
Neil Dransfield
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Research & Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Yorkshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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The former Monk Bridge Iron Works |
County: |
West Yorkshire |
District: |
Leeds |
Parish: |
LEEDS |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 429030, 433070 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
arcus2-52817 |
OBIB: |
Report 971b.2 (3) |
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Grey literature ARCUS report.
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Created Date: |
12 Feb 2018 |