Steel Making in Cleveland UK

 
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1841: Bolckow and Vaughan open the first ironworks in Middlesbrough. 1855: 30 blast furnaces operate within six miles Middlesbrough 1875: Number of blast furnaces increases to 100, producing two million TPA. 1902: The first integrated steelworks, involving conversion of iron ore to finished rolled steel shapes, is built at Cargo Fleet. 1917: The Redcarl plant is opened, making steel in the 'open hearth' process. 1918: Cleveland Works opens
1920 Dorman and Long took over from Bolckow and Vaughan. 1946: Dorman Long purchases 600 acres of land between the Redcar and Cleveland Works to build the Lackenby development. 1967: The steel industry is nationalised and the British Steel Corporation is born. 1973: The Redcar Ironworks site development begins. 1989: Company is privatised becoming British Steel plc. 1999 British Steel merges with the Dutch steel and aluminium company to become Corus 2010 Corus shuts the blast Furnace and the Last Post was played by James Chisholm BBC News - Last post sounded for Corus plant http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8525458.stmshapeimage_5_link_0