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Iron and charcoal come together. Early blacksmiths discovered that iron became harder and stronger when left in charcoal
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What is probably the first blast furnace in the North of England opens close to Rievaulx Abbey. Iron working continues on the site until 1647.
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Wm Ward Jackson of Normanby Hall sends examples of Ironstone to Lemington-On-Tyne iron works for testing but receives the report that it is ‘’good for nothing”
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Work commences on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
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Number of blast furnaces in Durham and Northumberland is only 2. The annual make of pig iron is 2,379 tons.
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Country’s output of iron is 600,000 tons compared with 17,000 in 1750.
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Neilson introduces the hot-blast method in pig – iron production, cutting down costs of fuel and allowing the use of ironstone previously considered uneconomic.
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There are now four furnaces in Northumberland and Durham, making 5,327 tons during the year.
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Stockton and Darlington Railway line extended to Middlesbrough.
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First Cleveland ironstone mine opens, at Grosmont.
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Three iron foundries at Middlesbrough.
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Bolckow and Vaughan decide to begin manufacture of iron at Middlesbrough.
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Work on new Middlesbrough Dock begin.
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Bolckow & Vaughan open the first ironworks in Middlesbrough producing rails for the Stockton & Darlington Railway Co.
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Blast furnace erected at Walker to smelt Cleveland Ironstone. Iron trade depressed.
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Commercial depression in the iron trade
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Skinningrove Ironstone Mine opened by the Roseby Bros
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Skinningrove Mines taken over by Bolckow & Vaughan until October, and then transferred to Losh, Wilson and Bell.
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Skinningrove Mine operated by Bolckow & Vaughan
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Skinningrove Mine operated by Losh, Wilson & Bell
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Bolckow and Vaughan discover iron ore in Eston Hills – the first three blast furnaces on Teesside subsequently follow. The Pease family and other investors develop partnerships in mining, quarrying and ironworks.
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Eston Ironstone Mine opened by Bolckow & Vaughan
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Bolckow & Vaughan build 3 blast furnaces at Middlesbrough Ironworks
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30 blast furnaces in operation within six miles of Middlesbrough.
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Teesside produces over 1 million tons of iron, becoming a key producer nationally and internationally. Bolckow and Vaughan Ltd. Is the largest company ever formed.
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Loftus Ironstone Mine opened by Pease & Partners
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Lofthouse Iron Company founded.
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Bolckow & Vaughan are the first company to produce bulk steel commercially on Teesside
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Sidney Gilchrist Thomas & Percy Carlyle Gilchrist develop Basic steel making process enabling large scale commercial production of steel from Cleveland ironstone
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Dorman Long takes control of Bell Bros., including the ironstone mines at Carlin How, Kilton, Lumpsey, Skelton Park & Skelton Shaft
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The first integrated steelworks including coke ovens, blast furnaces & rolling mills built at Cargo Fleet.
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Work begins at Skinningrove on 205 ton Talbot tilting furnace
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First steel ingots rolled at Skinningrove
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During World War 1 Dorman Long are a major supplier of shells to the British army
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The whole of Skinningrove Works production goes towards making shells
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The new Redcar steel plant opened, making steel by the 'open hearth' method. Dormanstown ‘garden village’ built for the workers using steel-framed housing.
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Dorman Long win the contract to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Sydney Harbour Bridge is built between 1923 - 1932
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Dorman Long: win the contract to build the Newcastle Tyne Bridge
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Tyne Bridge built by Dorman Long of Middlesbrough and opened on October 10 by George V.
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Tom Leonard acquires a shop in Chaloner Street, Guisborough and opens to the public every Saturday, this was the beginning of his dream to establish a mining museum.
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Tom Robinson, then owner of the Loftus Mine site in Skinningrove agrees to rent part of the site where Tom Leonard hoped to house his collection
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Tragically Tom Leonard died however his family and friends carry on his work
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Tom’s wife Elsie Leonard opened the Tom Leonard Mining Museum
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