Office building, corus steelworks is a grade ii listed building in sealand, flintshire, wales. In 1967 the steel industry was nationalised and in 1980 steel production at shotton came to an end, with considerable job losses. Welcome to the history of shotton deeside by keith atkinson today is. Office building, corus steelworks, sealand, flintshire. Shotton steelworks now employs a mere 700 in what has become a stateoftheart steel coating plant. Photographconsett steel works photo print made in the usa news item historic england archives. Understanding native students in higher education shotton, heather j.
The steel works struggled throughout a few various ownership changes over the past few decades before the main plant finally closed in the early 2000s. The end of steelmaking at the site was devastating to shotton and the deeside area, which relied heavily on the works as the main employer in the area. How shotton steelworks closure saw 6,500 jobs lost in one day the closure threw 6,500 people out of work and it was the biggest industrial redundancy on a single day. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone.
Shotton steel remembers day when 6,500 were sacked northwales. An academic has provided a fascinating insight into the original construction of the john summers steel mill in shotton. Family history shotton colliery trace your ancestors. Tata steel at shotton fact sheet care has been taken to ensure that the contents of this publication are accurate, but tata steel europe limited and its subsidiaries do not accept responsibility or liability for errors or information that is found to be misleading.
There was also a fleet of cars with registration numbers from 1. Tata steels deeside plant is a profitable and viable business, a union official has said. The book contains 25 tight chapters, each covering a cognitive bias from mood to confirmation, media context to price. In 1895 brothers and ironmasters harry and james summers put it to their four younger brothers to extend the family business founded by their father, john, by buying 40 acres of dee marshland to start production of galvanised steel sheeting. The works expanded, producing its own steel by the open hearth process from 1902, when it became known as hawarden bridge steel works. The steelworks opened as the hawarden bridge steelworks in 1896. Shotton steelworks john summers building to be restored. By 1910 there were 3,000 employed at the steelworks.
Fighting force, kremlin, steelworks book, industrialist jnl, steelworks book otf 400, interstellar otf. Jul 02, 2011 image caption shotton works nature reserve sits alongside the steelworks site. Last month it emerged that shotton steelworks in north wales one of the societys 10 most endangered buildings in 2018 had been badly damaged. See more ideas about coal mining, family history book and old photos.
Strikes which were started on deeside at christmas were still going on when the steel making ended on march 31. Comprehensive chronological history of tata shotton works, while in the ownership of john summers and sons limited 18961967, british steel corporation 19671988, british steel plc 19881999, corus plc 19992007 and tata steel group since 2007. The grade iilisted general office and clock tower, which used to be part of shotton steelworks, was built in 1907 and became a landmark in. Glannau dyfrdwy is the name given to the predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages that lie on, or near the river dee in chester. More than just being johns long time best friend pete was a member of the beatles inner circle, as such he had the opportunity to observe all manner of events. For strathdee in scotland see river dee, aberdeenshire deeside1 welsh. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining. Shotton colliery professional family history, family trees, genealogy, house and ancestry research service by professional genealogist uk and local history research. Working in the shotton steel works during its last days before closing in 1974. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift cards wallpaper trade colour. We learn that the founder, john summers, was born in bolton on 17 may 1822.
Craftsmen of british steel shotton has 432 members. The company was absorbed into british steel in 1967. Photo of shotton, john summers works and the dee c. Dispute, shotton steelworks 1911 sheet rolling, shotton steelworks.
The largest of these was hawarden with 14 households. I beg to ask leave to move the adjournment of the house, under standing order no. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks is a grade ii listed building in sealand, flintshire, wales. In 2016 former steelworks cranedrive, roy baskett and i were out filming around the hawarden bridge, shotton, crossing of the river. However all of the admin and lab type buildings have been disused since it was taken over from corus. The founder, john summers, was born in bolton, lancashire in 1822. The steelworks continued to develop, becoming shotton.
In 1896 the hawarden bridge steelworks opened on a 6acre site, and within a year 250 were employed. Shotton steelworks grade iilisted general office and clock tower has been hit by vandals repeatedly since it was boarded up about 10 years ago. Bid to reopen shotton steelworks john summers building. Shotton steelworks this page summarises records created by this business the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Nature reserve opens at shotton steelworks bbc news. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand, flintshire. Shotton steelworks forecourt and gardens set for grade ii listed. Thirtyfive years on january 2, 2015 january 22, 2015 bleddynpenny in the wake of a year that saw an inordinately high number of wellpublicised and very worthy anniversaries from the first world war to dylan thomas and the miners strike the thirtyfifth year since the beginning of the national steel strike. The summers of shotton by redhead, brian and gooddie, sheila.
Shotton steelworks was so big that articulated buses with benches for seats were used to ferry staff around the works which was once said to be up to eight miles wide. Past discoveries is a genealogical and family history research company offering a friendly and efficient service to those who wish to find out more about their family history. Shotton steelworks hansard, 17 july 1979 parliament. Oct 12, 20 i think this is 08756 shunting, viewed from across the river dee about 12 mile away outside the corus tata steelworks. Select from a wide range of models, decals, meshes, plugins, or audio that help bring your imagination into reality. The steel company has just been granted planning permission to erect a bird hide on shotton works, off the deeside industrial park. I think of him in victoria street, poring over his books and potions like some medieval.
The summers of shotton a history of the summers family and of the company was published in the summers of shotton in 1987. It was created by the local government wales act 1994. The writing was on the wall for iron and steel making operations at shotton steelworks from 1971 when the then. Nov 01, 2001 memories of shotton colliery paperback 1 nov 2001. There is in fact evidence that there has been a settlement here since saxon times, proving that the town actually has about years of history. They are aston, broughton, clayton, hawarden, golftyn and wepre. Shotton steelworks grade iilisted general office and clock tower has been repeatedly vandalised since it was boarded up about 10 years ago. Craftsmen of british steel shotton public group facebook. Used to visit shotton regularly shopping and travel to liverpool via the high level rail system from shotton station as i remember it called. Shotton s history dates back around years to saxon times. The industrial estate still contains visible relics of deesides ancient history, such as the remnants of a humanmade henge on a roundabout on a motorway roundabout in the deeside industrial area. History of shotton photos of shotton and surrounding area on. The history of working people throughout wales has been one of struggle and adversity, but the right hon.
We only had time to access the main block, of which the highlight was defiantly the stunning. According to the history books it was at this time that the summers brothers allowed two breweries to be built on site making non alcoholic drinks. The shop stood empty between 1997 and the end of 1999. Hi kieth, very interesting site,enjoyed viewing it, lived in kelsterton hall when younger, which i remember was owned by a mr john summers he who owned the steelworks of the same name as was. In 1973, a campaign by the workers and the local community to prevent the closure was established, and government decisions to close the works were reversed twice, under pressure from the shotton steelworks action committee. Former office buildings, shotton steelworks, sealand. Shotton now takes its unenviable place in history as the community that suffered the greatest mass loss of job opportunities in living memory. Shotton steelworks forecourt and gardens set for grade ii listed status. A history of the summers family and of the company was published in the summers of shotton in 1987. Shottons iron and steel making was originally scheduled to close by the mid 1970s. This 1970s photograph of shotton steelworks shows how the site spread over several miles, but all that was to change when, on 31 march 1980, 6,500 workers were made redundant this led to big changes, including the building of deeside industrial estate to create new factories and jobs on part of the old steelworks site, like this foundry making ingot moulds and castings in 1971. The company was absorbed into british steel corporation in 1967. The history of working people throughout wales has been one of struggle and. The iron and steel act 1967 nationalised the majority of steel porduction in the uk, under the british steel corporation.
For information on train operators and times phone national rail enquiries on 0845 7484950 by air, liverpool airport approximately 40 minutes to shotton works by road. Shotton steelworks office on victorian society endangered list bbc. Shotton is a town and community in flintshire, wales, lying within the deeside conurbation. To most residents of shotton, and there are at present 9000 inhabitants, the town has only about 100 years of history to its name, since the establishment of the john summers steel works. It is in northeast wales, bordering the english county of cheshire to the east, denbighshire to the west and wrexham county. Most recently it was the beach suntan centre from late 1999 to 2005. Various settlements within the deeside area are recorded in the domesday book 1086 which list them within the cheshire hundred of atis cross. Shotton steelworks operates a steel galvanising line. Sir y fflint is a principal area of wales, known as a county. Insight into history of steel mill uncovered north wales. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring large plant owned by tata steel lies in connahs quay. Key dates 1896 john summers steel relocates to shotton from manchester 193945.
Click here shotton is a small industrial town in the district of deeside, flintshire, wales. It is in northeast wales, bordering the english county of cheshire to the east, denbighshire to the west and wrexham county borough to the south. The steelworks is still in full swing and now run by tata. The story begins in 1842 when john summers, the son of a weaver, left bolton for dukinfield to set. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. The date 31 march 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest industrial redundancy on a single day in western europe when 6,500 people lost their jobs at shotton steelworks. In 1898 the firm became a private limited company and in 1908, on completion of new offices, the headquarters were transferred to shotton. Shotton steelworks through the years this 1970s photograph of shotton steelworks shows how the site spread over several miles, but all that was to change when, on 31 march 1980, 6,500 workers were made redundant. On the following pages is a historical record of the town, my home town.
In the choice factory richard shotton pays homage to the intrepid pioneers of behavioural economics, exploring the psychological shortcuts we as makers of 35,000 daily decisions take. Although known as shotton steelworks, the majority of the neighbouring. Pete shotton, john lennons best friend from the time they were 6 years old, tells an amazing insiders story. Nov 12, 2010 but pools in the shadow of shotton paper mill and tata steel, formerly corus, have now become home to one of the uks biggest common tern colonies. Wages day at john summers steelworks, shotton youtube. Shotton steel remembers day when 6,500 were sacked.
Shotton steelworks queensferry, flintshire metal supplier. British steel became corus in 1999 and this company was taken over by tata steel in 2007. I give notice to the government that the shotton steelmen will oppose, oppose and oppose these offensive government policies. Between 1946 and 1956 cuneo was commissioned by john summers and sons to paint three scenes at their iron and steelworks at shotton on deeside. We are looking for mister william peter longworth, called bill. The summers family, whose lives were dictated by the family business, the great steelworks at shotton. Shotton s role in the united kingdom steel policy should be as a balancing plant, giving insurance cover against overdependence upon too few, too vulnerable giant steelworks operating in britain. Steelworks book font what font is download steelworks book font.
Shotton steelworks action committee mss archives hub. A walk along chester road west in shotton will reveal the prosperity brought to the town by the summers steelworks in its first few years. Thomas at the steelworksfriends to the rescue thomas. Use high shotton steelworks locomotive and thousands of other assets to build an immersive game or experience. Space for expansion at the globe works having been exhausted, the firm opened the hawarden bridge steelworks at shotton in 1896.