Report - Stanton Ironworks - Sept 20

[Bikin Glynn]

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In 1855 the Incorporation of the Stanton Iron Works Co In 1870 The Franco-Prussian War created a huge demand for iron; the works expanded rapidly with the construction of new furnaces and foundries (the New Works) alongside the Erewash Canal in the early 1870s.
In 1877 this was one of the first factorys to install electric arc lighting. It was a new factory to produce cast pipes. Owned by George and John Crompton.
1900 The The Stanton Ironworks Company Ltd was registered on 6 July, in reconstruction of a company of the same name Stanton Ironworks.

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In 1923 The company decided to put three further blast-furnaces into operation on March 1st. The company was then working twelve out of its seventeen furnaces.
By 1927 with Mr. C. R. Crompton as Chairman and Mr. W. Benton Jones among the Directors. It owned seventeen blast furnaces, with a consumption of 337,000 tons of coke per annum.

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In 2017 the company has some 7000 people on its pay roll - 3000 at Stanton, the same number at the collieries and 1000 at the ironstone mines.

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Visited here with @HughieD & my lad, despite this being a live site it was a fairly relaxed explore though stories of police attendance etc meant we were extra careful while approaching the "live curtain" it was a fun explore for sure.

not sure if this is true about @mookster but I didnt do it.

Thanks For Looking



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[mookster]

Someone's just a jEaLuS hEaTeR

 

[Calamity Jane]

Some nice snaps there. The darkness gives a great ambience. And that concrete in the old metal looks like a mini dinosaur or Loch Ness monster lol

 

[Down and beyond]

Epic as mate love it !!

 

[Down and beyond]

Apologies the I phone has posted 2 messages

 

[KPUrban_]

Nice one.
Remember going here a year or two ago and finding out the crane still worked.

 

[mookster]

Is the long building still locked up? That was a much easier part to shoot than the main factory!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Some nice snaps there. The darkness gives a great ambience. And that concrete in the old metal looks like a mini dinosaur or Loch Ness monster lol

Thanks J

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Is the long building still locked up? That was a much easier part to shoot than the main factory!

Sort of, I managed to climb up some pallets & stick my head in but didn't look much in there.
Was a load of prefab office type things but couldn't see much else so I didn't bother.
I do wanna go back & have a look at the pump House & see if I can find bunkers

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice one.
Remember going here a year or two ago and finding out the crane still worked.

Didn't think to try em, but seemed pretty unlikely now tbh

 

[mookster]

Sort of, I managed to climb up some pallets & stick my head in but didn't look much in there.
Was a load of prefab office type things but couldn't see much else so I didn't bother.
I do wanna go back & have a look at the pump House & see if I can find bunkers

There's a bunch of prefab booths dumped at one end but a really nice workshop and tool store in there.

 

[MotionlessMike]

Didn't think to try em, but seemed pretty unlikely now tbh

The long bit has the working cranes. The roller shutter doors open too for an easy exit!

 

[HughieD]

Stunning pix mate. Especially the last one

 

[JeMappellePelle]

stunning

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Stunning pix mate. Especially the last one

Thanks dude, I liked it here