Linthorpe-Dinsdale Smelting Co: Difference between revisions

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of Middlesbrough

1903 The company was registered in 3 April, and has acquired the businesses of Edward Williams and the Dinsdale Smelting Co. ^[1]

1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history

1929 Two hematite blast furnaces were restarted after being cold for 3 years^[2]

c.1930 The Linthorpe furnaces were taken off line.

1937 Dorman, Long and Co purchased the Linthorpe works and scrapped the 6 furnaces; the site would be used for expansion of the Acklam Works^[3]

1946 The company was voluntarily wound up^[4]

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 The company was voluntarily wound up<ref>The Times 23 August 1946</ref>
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-The 500th all-welded steel barge built by the [[Tees Side Bridge and Engineering Works|Tees-side Bridge and Engineering Co]] was launched from the Linthorpe-Dinsdale yard<ref>The Shipping World and Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering News 1952</ref>
-Later became part of [[Redpath Dorman Long]]
-Redpath Offshore Ltd came into public ownership - announcement by [[British Steel|British Steel Corporation]]<ref>The London Gazette  10 December 1980</ref>
-Redpath Offshore operated the Linthorpe-Dinsdale Yard at Middlesbrough.
-s The Linthorpe-Dinsdale Yard, which was adjacent to and upriver from Dawson’s Wharf (see [[Middlesbrough Dock]]), developed a key role in the region’s proposition to the oil and gas sector. It was used for constructing large rigs and modules, many of which were loaded onto barges for onward delivery and installation in the North Sea.
 ==See Also==
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 ==Sources of Information==
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-* [https://www.portofmiddlesbrough.com/1980s-to-1990s-autonomy-and-growth/] Port of Middlesbrough
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