I visited here with the usual two friends a few years back. A tip off from a friend who lived near it that their was a large chunk of the old ironworks laying derelict. I looked on the forums and could not find pics any newer than 2013. So was quite excited for a little look. It sits next to a live bit but we had no issues as we were quiet and discreet. I think this place got quite busy for the next twelve months. I do wish we had seen more parts around the area what motionless Mike found. But a very enjoyable visit, and even though it was fairly ripped apart in the middle it still had lots to see.
The Stanton Iron works date back to 1846 when be Benjamin Smith and his son brought three blast furnaces into use along the Nutbrook Canal.
Ten years later the three furnaces were replaced with five new furnaces. The company suffered financial troubles during this century and this led to several takeovers.
The company was taken over finally by the Crompton family and was owned for over eighty years and named the "The Stanton Iron Works". The company expanded with new furnaces and foundries.
The company was bought out in 1960 by Stewart's and Lloyds Ltd and merged with Staveley Iron and Chemical Company. This led to it being rebranded as Stanton and Staveley. The company nationalised in 1967 and became part of British Steel.
The company produced all sorts of items from pre stressed concrete pipes, spun iron pipes to lighting columns and street furniture. It was privatised and renationalised in the early eighties by the French company Pont-A-Mousson. At its height the parent company employed 12,500 people of which 7,000 worked at Stanton. Iron work is not produced here anymore but still produce concrete products.
Looking to the front of the derelict part we enter the main area.
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The Stanton Iron works date back to 1846 when be Benjamin Smith and his son brought three blast furnaces into use along the Nutbrook Canal.
Ten years later the three furnaces were replaced with five new furnaces. The company suffered financial troubles during this century and this led to several takeovers.
The company was taken over finally by the Crompton family and was owned for over eighty years and named the "The Stanton Iron Works". The company expanded with new furnaces and foundries.
The company was bought out in 1960 by Stewart's and Lloyds Ltd and merged with Staveley Iron and Chemical Company. This led to it being rebranded as Stanton and Staveley. The company nationalised in 1967 and became part of British Steel.
The company produced all sorts of items from pre stressed concrete pipes, spun iron pipes to lighting columns and street furniture. It was privatised and renationalised in the early eighties by the French company Pont-A-Mousson. At its height the parent company employed 12,500 people of which 7,000 worked at Stanton. Iron work is not produced here anymore but still produce concrete products.
Looking to the front of the derelict part we enter the main area.
Continued
