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3 unusual facts about Elsecar Ironworks


Elsecar goods station

In 1930 the facilities in the yard included a goods shed with crane and sidings to the Elsecar Ironworks, the local gas works as well as the building containing Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station and other warehouse facilities.

Elsecar Ironworks

Elsecar has been a mainly agricultural village situated on the Wentworth estate of Earl Fitzwilliam.

The Ironworks opened in 1795 on a site near the head of the Elsecar Branch of the Dearne and Dove Canal.



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