Wheelock Iron and Salt Co
of Sandbach, Cheshire
1871 'On Monday evening a man named George Harris, employed at the Wheelock Iron Works, was accidental drawn between a pair of iron rollers and killed on the spot. The body was so terribly mutilated as to render it entirely unrecognisable.'[1]
1874 'On Friday, the 27th ult., an inquest was held at the Old Hall, Sandbach, by Mr. W. R. J. Dunstan, touching the death of Patrick Daley, aged 19, puddler, of Sandbach, who died on the 24th ult. through injuries received by falling into a forge roller, belonging to the Wheelock Iron and Salt Company, at their works in Sandbach, on the 23rd ult. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased was an underhand puddler, and had gone to the forge rollers just as they were commencing work, and while engaged throwing a scrap ball into the rollers he fell with his right arm in the rollers, which was drawn in up to the shoulder. The machinery was at once stopped, and deceased released. Drs. Davies and Latham attended him, but he died the following morning.'[2]
1881 James Lycett is manager of the company.[3]
1899 'On Monday night, at Northwich, the Salt Union gave public evidence of an important change of policy. Since the syndicate was formed they have purchased and locked up brine lands all over the kingdom. The present directorate, however, have resolved to dispose of the surplus property, and last night they offered by auction the Wheelock Iron and Salt Works Estate, eleven plots of land, and thirteen houses in Northwich, Winsford, Middlewich, arc. They stipulated that no salt must be made on the lands, and no chemicals manufactured by ammonia process'[4]
1926 'He remembered when he was boy the Wheelock Iron and Salt Co., but the tariff of America practically killed that firm. Unfortunately the Salt Union had allowed the salt industry at Wheelock and Malkin's Bank to die out altogether.'[5]