Glengarnock Iron Works

Location type

Works

Name and dates

Glengarnock Iron Works (1843-1920)

Served by the Barkip Railway.
Served by the Glengarnock Iron Works.
Served by the Glengarnock Iron Company.

Description

See Glengarnock Iron and Steel Works.

Tags

Iron works

Aliases

Glengarnock Blast furnaces Glengarnock Blast Furnaces


Chronology Dates

  /  /1840Glengarnock Iron Company
Opens an iron works at Glengarnock, Glengarnock Iron Works.
  /  /1884Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Authorisation given for extension from Ardrossan [CR] to Ardrossan [Montgomerie] Pier, use of the existing Ardrossan Harbour lines and an Ardeer branch. Glengarnock Iron Works and Kilbirnie [CR] branch authorised. Authorisation for the Irvine [CR] branch. Curve between the Irvine and Ardrossan branches authorised. Proposed link to the Glasgow and South Western Railway at Kilwinning abandoned.
  /  /1886Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Previous authorisation of a Glengarnock Iron Works branch abandoned and new line authorised. Authorisation for a curve between Irvine and Ardrossan branches abandoned.