Bute Shipbuilding and Engineering Works
Aka 'Bute Iron Works', of Cardiff
The Bute Iron Works appears to have been established over the original (1794) site of the river terminus of the Glamorganshire Canal, abandoned after the sea pound extension to the canal was built in 1798
Presumably later occupied by Norman Scott Russell and then by Maudslay Brothers. River-launched iron steamers were built here from the 1860s.
1880 The 'Bute Iron Works' were shown on the 1880 OS 25in map. Slipways on the western side connected with the River Taff. The [[Glamorganshire Canal was on the eastern side.
1880 'BUTE IRON WORKS, CARDIFF.
IMPORTANT SALE OF ENGINEERS' TOOLS. MESSRS FULLER, HORSEY, SONS, and CO. are instructed by the Proprietors (consequent upon a dissolution of their partnership) to SELL by AUCTION, on the premises, Bute Iron Works, Cardiff, on WEDNESDAY, June 23rd, and following days, at 12 precisely each day, in lots,
the PLANT, MACHINERY, STORES, and STOCK.
The Plant is of modern description, chiefly by Buckton, Smith, Beacock, and Tannett; Collier; De Bergue, Craig and Donald; Maudslay Brothers, and others, including five screw-cutting, surfacing, and boring lathes from 8 to 25 1/2 inch centres, 12 vertical and horizontal drilling machins, three multiple drilling machines from 20 to 30 spindles, slotting and shaping machines, two planing machines, three plate planing machines, Smith and Coventry's screwing machine, a powerful steam rivetting machine by Cook, three powerful punching and shearing machines (will punch up to 1 1/2 inches through 1 1/4 inch plates), a powerful double- angle iron shearing machine with steam engine attached, two circular saws for cutting iron, bending and straightening machine, three wrought-iron cupolas, two fans, two over-head travellers (six and eight tons), with gantrys; two Wellington travellers (of three and 12 tons), by Stothert and Pitt; two horizontal steam engines of 20 and 35 horse power respectively; three Cornish boilers, loam mill, saw bench and pattern maker's lathes; 15-ton weigh-bridge, two Pooley's weighing machines, 40 tons foundry boxes, five tons pig iron, five tons wrought and cast scrap, 10 tons new bar iron, three tons steel, engineers', smiths', and boiler-makers' tools, an assortment of general stores, chains, ropes, blocks and falls, &c., crabs, 200 loads wood blocking and timber, 200 dry pine boards, timber whims and trollies, leather bands, office furniture, and numerous other effects.
May be viewed two days preceding and mornings of Sale, and catalogues had on the premises, and of Messrs Fuller, Horsey, Sons, and Co., 11, Billiter-square, London. E.C.
Note.— The extensive Premises to be Sold. Held from the Marquis of Bute for an unexpired term of about 88 years, at a very low ground rent.' [1]
1884 The Bute dry dock was built at the southern corner of the Roath Basin. The iron gates for this new dock were also built at these works
By 1901 the works had been renamed Bute Shipbuilding and Engineering Works but had fallen into disuse.
1901 Bute Shipbuilding, Engineering and Dry Dock Co were Ironfounders. [2]
The site subsequently became part of Currans.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Cardiff Times, 5 June 1880
- ↑ Trades Directory of Wales, 1901
- [1] Bute Iron Works