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Also referred to as Patent Iron Cable Works. | Also referred to as Patent Iron Cable Works. | ||
The firm went on to supply all of the chain to the Royal Navy until 1916, as well as the chains for Brunel's [[SS Great Eastern]]. | |||
1979 the chain testing house was still operational. | |||
Today little remains of the original chain works, most of the ground being occupied by large DIY stores. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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* [https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/41178/] Coflein | |||
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[[Category: Town - Pontypridd]] | [[Category: Town - Pontypridd]] | ||
[[Category: Chains ]] | [[Category: Chains ]] | ||
[[Category: Ship Components]] | [[Category: Ship Components]] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 22 April 2023
1812 Captain Samuel Brown established a company (known as Samuel Brown and Co and also Brown, Lenox and Co) with his cousin Samuel Lenox, based initially at Millwall in east London from 1812
1816 A larger works was established at Pontypridd (the site of a nail works previously operated by William Crawshay Brown), at Ynysangharad, beside the Glamorganshire Canal, close to large reserves of iron and coal.
Also referred to as Patent Iron Cable Works.
The firm went on to supply all of the chain to the Royal Navy until 1916, as well as the chains for Brunel's SS Great Eastern.
1979 the chain testing house was still operational.
Today little remains of the original chain works, most of the ground being occupied by large DIY stores.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- [1] Coflein