Hickman's Iron Works
of Bilston
Early 1850s: Alfred Hickman acquired the blast furnaces at Spring Vale near Bilston, which he expanded.
Josiah Parkes (b. 1824- ) was apprenticed to Hickman's Iron Works in Bilston.
1897 The Staffordshire Steel and Ingot Iron Co was amalgamated with the Springvale Furnaces to become Alfred Hickman; the Spring Vale site continued to expand.