Govan Iron Works
of Crown Street, Glasgow
Glasgow office: 1 Dixon Street (1873)
1830-40 William Dixon formed the Govan Iron Works.
1850s A licence to produce was granted by Henry Bessemer to Smith Dixon of the Govan Iron Works
1866 W. S. Dixon, of the Govan Iron Works, Glasgow.[1]
1888 'It is understood that Messrs Dixon (Limited), of the Govan Iron Works, have resolved to erect a sulphate of ammonia work in connection with the Govan Iron Works, south side of Glasgow. At present there are several works of this kind and they are said to have been most successful'[2]
1936 '...blast furnace coke oven plant at the Govan Iron Works of William Dixon, Ltd., founded a century ago. The plant with its 50 ovens will produce 182,000 tons of metallurgical coke each year. 900,000 gallons of motor spirit per year, and a daily supply of pure gas, amounting to ten million cubic feet.'[3]