Wrought Iron Brands

This section relates to wrought iron makers' brands and trademarks which were often marked on wrought iron sections and plates.

Many makers used a crown symbol. This has no significance.

George Adams and Son, Priestfield Iron Works: MARS

Baldwins of Wolverhampton: see Baldwins entry for their numerous brand names.

W. Barrows and Sons of Bloomfield and Tipton: Brand B.B.H. reflected the earlier company name, Bradley, Barrows and Hall.

Isaac Jenks of Minerva Works and Beaver Works, Wolverhampton. MINERVA; BEAVER. Note: they also made steel branded JENKS.

Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works: Brand: a crown surrounded by the letters L W (alongside top of crown) and R O (below crown).

Bradley of Stourbridge: Crown above letters S B.

John Bagnall and Sons: Crown and letters I B.

Colley and Co, Hope Works, West Bromwich: crown C.S.

Madeley Court Works: S.C. followed by lion.

New British Iron Co: Letters NB and IC above a lion.

Robert Crawshay, Cyfarthfa Iron Works: W.C.

Phillip Williams and Sons, Oak Works, Wednesbury: Picture of bishop's mitre above letters WO.

Brown and Freer (late Hunt and Brown) of Leys Iron Works, near Stourbridge: crown above letters HB, and picture of a phoenix above 'BEST HB'.

Chillington Iron Co: CC crown, LB crown, CHILLINGTON

Darlaston Steel and Iron Co: Picture of a cockerel; No. 1 'CHAMPION'; No.2 'L crown DARLASTON'; No.3 'SAMUEL MILLS'; No.4 G.F. crown G.F.; No.5 LLOYD'S DARLASTON; No.6 LLOYD'S CHARCOAL; No.7 L crown STEEL; No.8 (diamond with X inside) STEEL

Henry Hall, Old Level Works, Brierley Hill: crown LEVEL crown; HALL'S BB crown

Lanesfield Iron Works, Wolverhampton: W.G.M. crown above Staffordshire knot, STAFFORDSHIRE

William Lee and Co, Gospel Oak Works: anchor with G to left and O to right.

Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co: SHELTON followed by a crown and GRANVILLE followed by a crown.

Tredegar Iron Co:T.I. CO

Kinnersley and Co of Clough Hall Iron Works, Kidsgrove: TK to left of crown.

Birchills Hall Iron Co, Walsall: picture of a globe superimposed on a horizontal scroll; B.I.C. above SWAN above SPC above BILSTON

Samuel Groucutt and Sons, Bilston: crown above SG&S

Robert Heath and Son, Biddulph Valley, Norton and Ravensdale: R. H. crown & BIDDULPH; R. D. crown & RAVENSDALE

Ryland Brothers: Reversed R and B above W in an ellipse; WIW in a rectangle (rolled fencing wire)

Sevann, Coates and Co: CARGO FLEET

W. and J. S. Sparrow and Sons, Bilston: SPARROW XXX

John Spencer, Coatbridge: PHOENIX

Lee and Bolton, Hyde Iron Works, Stourbridge: crown L&B

Lloyds and Co, Middlesbrough: LINTHORPE

Joseph Foster Lloyd and Co, Bradley Bridge Charcoal, Malleable & Bessemer Pig Iron Co: Brands - picture of a goat and NE PLUS ULTRA, H.L.M., BRADLEY BRIDGE CHARCOAL, COLD BLAST; VULTURE

Midland Iron Co, Rotherham: crown above MIC

William Millington and Co: WM Co surmounted by a dove, or SH crown.

Molineux, Bull's Bridge Iron Works, Morley: picture of bull's head and BRAND W.M. & Co.

Moore and Manby, Dudley: crown above M.& M.; picture of a tiger; crown above SAXON

Parkgate Iron Co, Rotherham: PARKGATE followed by two crowns.

Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co, Warrington: crown above B F for bars and plates, crown above W I W for sheets and hoops.

Snedshill Iron Co: HS crown BEST, above SNEDSHILL

William Whitwell and Co, Thornaby Works, Stockton: Mallard lion W W & Co CLEVELAND; THORNABY

Wilden Ironworks, Stourport (see also Baldwins): Brand BALDWIN-WILDEN with various suffixes; UNICORN (Charcoal Tin); ARLEY (crown) Tin; STOUR (Coke tin).

See Also

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Sources of Information

• 'Rivington's Building Construction' by By Percy Major Smith, p.294ff.
• Griffith's Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain, 1873 (new edition 1967)