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3 unusual facts about Consett Iron Company


Consett Iron Company

Having obtained an extension of their right of way from the Bishop of Durham, the DIC submitted the plans to the S&DR, who agreed to the extension as long as the DIC leased the entire southern section of the former S&TR to them.

Robinson Thwaites

In 1893, the foundry at the Consett Iron Works was using a Roots blower made by Thwaites Brothers.

Sir David Dale, 1st Baronet

He died as chairman of the Consett Iron Company and the mining firm Pease & Partners, and as a director of the North Eastern Railway Company.



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Arthur Bellamy

Bellamy was spotted at the age of 15 by Burnley scout Jack Hixon while playing for the Consett Iron Company works team and was offered a trial at the club in 1958.