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The [[Beckermet Mining Co]] Ltd extracted low phosphorus hematite ore from shafts at Beckermet and Haile Moor situated near the present day Sellafield Nuclear plant. | The [[Beckermet Mining Co]] Ltd extracted low phosphorus hematite ore from shafts at Beckermet and Haile Moor situated near the present day Sellafield Nuclear plant. | ||
1896 The Solway Works | 1870 The Solway Works were established | ||
1896 The Solway Works were bought by [[Charles Cammell and Co]]. | |||
1901 The company was registered on 4 June to acquire iron and coal mines at Beckermet, Cumberland. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1901 The company was registered on 4 June to acquire iron and coal mines at Beckermet, Cumberland. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
Post-1918 Became a branch of the [[United Steel Companies]] | |||
Post 1918 Became a branch of the [[United Steel Companies]] | |||
1951 Nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the [[Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain]]<ref>Hansard 19 February 1951</ref> | 1951 Nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the [[Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain]]<ref>Hansard 19 February 1951</ref> | ||
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The Beckermet Mining Co Ltd extracted low phosphorus hematite ore from shafts at Beckermet and Haile Moor situated near the present day Sellafield Nuclear plant.
1870 The Solway Works were established
1896 The Solway Works were bought by Charles Cammell and Co.
1901 The company was registered on 4 June to acquire iron and coal mines at Beckermet, Cumberland. [1]
Post-1918 Became a branch of the United Steel Companies
1951 Nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain[2]