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* 1878 Had blowing engine installed by [[Kitson and Co]]
1878 Blowing engine installed by [[Kitson and Co]]


* 1881 Had blowing engine installed by [[Kitson and Co]]
1881 Blowing engine installed by [[Kitson and Co]]


* 1909 Had blowing engine installed by [[Galloways]]
1909 Blowing engine installed by [[Galloways]]


* 1951 [[Kettering Iron and Coal Co]] was 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 [[Kettering Iron and Coal Co]] was nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the [[Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain]]<ref>Hansard 19 February 1951</ref>


* 1956 [[Kettering Iron and Coal Co]] was bought from the Holding and Realisation Agency by [[Stewarts and Lloyds]]<ref>The Times, 1 November 1956</ref>.
1956 [[Kettering Iron and Coal Co]] was bought from the Holding and Realisation Agency by [[Stewarts and Lloyds]]<ref>The Times, 1 November 1956</ref>.




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* The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978/9.  ISBN 0-903485-65-6
* The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978/9.  ISBN 0-903485-65-6
[[Category: Town - Kettering]]
[[Category: Town - Kettering]]
[[Category: Iron and Steel]]
[[Category: Iron Works]]

Revision as of 17:57, 11 July 2012

of Kettering

1878 Blowing engine installed by Kitson and Co

1881 Blowing engine installed by Kitson and Co

1909 Blowing engine installed by Galloways

1951 Kettering Iron and Coal Co was nationalised under the Iron and Steel Act; became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain[1]

1956 Kettering Iron and Coal Co was bought from the Holding and Realisation Agency by Stewarts and Lloyds[2].


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Hansard 19 February 1951
  2. The Times, 1 November 1956
  • The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978/9. ISBN 0-903485-65-6