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Description: | The records in this section of the collection relate to the period in which Bilston Steelworks was under the control of British Steel Corporation, between 1967 - 1980.
With the completion of major redevelopments in the 1950s, Bilston Steelworks became one of the most modern integrated works of its kind in the country. As part of the nationalisation of the steel industry in 1967, Bilston Steel Works was passed from the control of Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd. to become part of the Northern and Tubes Group of the British Steel Corporation.
However, by the late 1970s, the works had become uncompetitive and expensive to run. On 12th April 1979, the last steel billet was cast at Bilston, ending more than 200 years of iron and steel production on the site. 18 months later, on 5th October 1980, the Elisabeth furnace was demolished. It was seen locally as the end of an era, and dealt a major blow to the economy of the area. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Archives | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Archives | Temporal: | 1967-1980 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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