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1817 Notice announcing that it was for sale and mentioned a railway weighing 300 tons of iron for conveying the coal from the pits to the yard. Notice gave details of the facilities at the works. <ref> The Times, Wednesday, Jul 23, 1817</ref> <ref> The Times, Saturday, Aug 09, 1817</ref> <ref> The Times, Saturday, Oct 25, 1817</ref> | 1817 Notice announcing that it was for sale and mentioned a railway weighing 300 tons of iron for conveying the coal from the pits to the yard. Notice gave details of the facilities at the works. <ref> The Times, Wednesday, Jul 23, 1817</ref> <ref> The Times, Saturday, Aug 09, 1817</ref> <ref> The Times, Saturday, Oct 25, 1817</ref> | ||
1851 "THE Subscribers have ceased to be Partners of The MUIRKIRK IRON COMPANY; — the Subscriber, James Ewing of Strathleven, having retired therefrom as on the 10th of September 1849; and the Subscriber, Robert Napier, Engineer, Glasgow, having retired therefrom on the 6th of March 1845, — both with the consent of their Copartners." | 1851 "THE Subscribers have ceased to be Partners of The MUIRKIRK IRON COMPANY; — the Subscriber, James Ewing of Strathleven, having retired therefrom as on the 10th of September 1849; and the Subscriber, Robert Napier, Engineer, Glasgow, having retired therefrom on the 6th of March 1845, — both with the consent of their Copartners." Signed JA. EWING, witnesses A. C. DAVIDSON, JAMES E. MATHIESON, and R. NAPIER, witnesses JAMES S. NAPIER, JOHN NAPIER<ref>The Edinburgh Gazette 17 June 1851 </ref> | ||
Signed JA. EWING, witnesses A. C. DAVIDSON, JAMES E. MATHIESON | |||
and R. NAPIER, witnesses JAMES S. NAPIER, JOHN NAPIER<ref>The Edinburgh Gazette 17 June 1851 </ref> | |||
c.1851 [[John Wilson (1787-1851)]] purchased the [[Muirkirk Iron Works |Muirkirk Works]], in Ayrshire, comprising two furnaces and a rolling-mill, which manufactured the rails. | c.1851 [[John Wilson (1787-1851)]] purchased the [[Muirkirk Iron Works |Muirkirk Works]], in Ayrshire, comprising two furnaces and a rolling-mill, which manufactured the rails. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 2 May 2019
1789 One of the large ironworks constructed in Scotland about this time
William Cadell, Junior was a founder partner of the Muirkirk Iron Works.
1817 Notice announcing that it was for sale and mentioned a railway weighing 300 tons of iron for conveying the coal from the pits to the yard. Notice gave details of the facilities at the works. [1] [2] [3]
1851 "THE Subscribers have ceased to be Partners of The MUIRKIRK IRON COMPANY; — the Subscriber, James Ewing of Strathleven, having retired therefrom as on the 10th of September 1849; and the Subscriber, Robert Napier, Engineer, Glasgow, having retired therefrom on the 6th of March 1845, — both with the consent of their Copartners." Signed JA. EWING, witnesses A. C. DAVIDSON, JAMES E. MATHIESON, and R. NAPIER, witnesses JAMES S. NAPIER, JOHN NAPIER[4]
c.1851 John Wilson (1787-1851) purchased the Muirkirk Works, in Ayrshire, comprising two furnaces and a rolling-mill, which manufactured the rails.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Clydebridge Steel Work history