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bodger
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susan p, there was an iron works in Ridding/Pye Bridge, James Oakes & Co
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susan p
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Thank you Bodger,seems a long way from Long Eaton though. wonder how they got there?would they have walked?
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skewbald
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Stanton was only a hop and a skip from Long Eaton Susan, but there was a small iron foundry in Beeston as well. Also Beeston boilers cast there own material, and only 3 miles away.
The Long Eaton and Sawley archive also states there were foundries in long Eaton to support the railways.
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Suttonrog
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Susan,
I think you should look for Clay's Works in Long Eaton.
They made railway parts but had a foundry. One of my uncles was foundry foreman there.
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Suttonrog
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Sorry - that should be Claye's Waggon Works.
Claye's Wagon Works
In 1850, Samuel Claye was a coal and coke merchant and railway wagon owner in Derby. The following year he moved to Long Eaton to manufacture his own rolling stock. He bought the Manor House with its farm buildings and a house and croft on the other side of the road. Within two years he had erected buildings on both sides of the road which housed the foundry, smithy, turning shop, engine, several sheds and an office. In 1854 he built another shed on the north side, and the pattern house above the brook which ran alongside. He also built a number of houses for his workers. By 1861 the works employed nearly 200 workers and as the firm expanded during the 1860s, over 1,300 wagons at a time were produced for the Midland Railway. The firm was mechanised during the 1880s, producing 1,000 wagons a year while dealing in coal, coke, ironstone and fireclay. They also leased wagons to other merchants. Before his death, Samuel built Belfield on Main Street, which later became Southlands Home for the elderly. Samuel Claye died in 1887 at the age of 68. After his death the firm became a limited company, and a new foundry and an electricity generating plant were built. In 1937 it was sold to a rival company, Charles Roberts of Wakefield. The 19th century buildings were demolished in the 1960s. At present the site is occupied by some industrial units and the Tapper's Harker public house.
Just a 5 minute walk from Station Road
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mareanna
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Go to an archive map site such as www.old-maps.co.uk and the Map tab. Seach for Long Eaton - there is a 1901 map that shows Manorhouse Works to the east of Manor Farm, off Main Street. You can use the zoom tool to get up close and personal. Your keyboard should have a Print Screen key (or Prt Scr). Press just that or Alt and Prt Scr together, open a blank Word (or whatever) document and paste (R Click) or press Ctrl and V together. Save the file and/or print it. You can then use the picture toolbar or R Click on the picture and choose Format to adjust its size etc. Save it again when you have what you need. You can do the same with the current map sites and get a screen grab of the aerial view. (Tip - use the F11 key to get full screen and that little bit more of the aerial view. Press F11 again to get back to normal window).
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Jane Swan
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Hi
You are talking of a prime time in Long Eaton for lace making. The machines were massive and they needed wagons and trucks and the massive lace making machines all made out of iron. Long Eaton was booming because of the industry so they would need whatever else iron was used for e.g. drains, buildings, infrastructure. Don't forget that the canals were also used so narrow boats, locks etc all needed iron.
My Greatgrandfather was the owner of a large lace mill and a councillor. He employed many people in the period you mention.
In nearby Beeston, where I live, there was a silk mill that employed 380 people. There were also the railways that needed iron.
Stanton is the place I know best as the local iron works and the rest used what they produced.
Although this is posted on the Derbyshiire board Beeston, in Notts, is only 3 or 4 miles away. Please look at
http://www.beeston-notts.co.uk/industry.shtml
Long Eaton is a place where there is a conundrum: is it in Derbyshire or is it in Nottinghamshire? I know locals will have extremely strong ideas but for people not so close it may be of value that it is on the border. For those of us that live on the border it is just local and we ignore the politics, (i.e. councils).
Kind regards
Jane
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Notts: Burrows, Comery, Foster, Beeson, Haynes, Swan. Derbys: Burrows, Comery, Smith Lincs: King. Warks & Salop: Swan, Duffy. Dublin: Duffy, Geraghty, Burgess. Monmouth: Lewis Information contained within Census Lookups is Crown Copyright: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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