Wishaw Iron Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Wishaw Iron Works (1858-1930)Served by the Glasgow Iron and Steel Co.
Served by the Wishaw Estate Railway.
Description
This iron works was located north west of Wishaw [1st] station, on the north side of the line. The works was located on the Wishaw Estate Railway, approached from the north the lines fanned out. Estate railway lines passed under the main line to reach the Wishaw Iron and Steel Works (later Wishaw Steel Works).
There was a bank of three blast furnaces on a nw-se alignment. To the north, about a mile by private railway, was Wishaw Ironstone Pit, leading directly to the fan of lines. To the west was Berryhill Coal Pit No 1.
The works closed in 1861 (ironstone pit worked out?) but was bought by the Glasgow Iron Co in 1864. A fourth furnace was added and later a fifth and sixth.
Closed 1930. The site was cleared and used for a gasholder. It is now housing.
The Wishaw Cement Works was to the north, using slag from the Wishaw Iron Works until its closure followed by other local sources of slag.
Tags
Iron worksExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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| Nearby stations Wishaw South Wishaw Shieldmuir Flemington Overtown [1st] Overtown [2nd] Cambusnethan Larkhall East Merryton Cleland [1st] Airbles Motherwell Junction Dalserf Motherwell [1st] Motherwell Bridge | Berryhill Coal Pit No 1 Wishaw Cement Works Wishaw Steel Works Stenton Iron and Steel Works RNSD Wishaw Wishaw Oil Depot Atlantic Works Wishaw Coal Pit Wishaw North Junction Wishaw Brick Works Wishaw Coal Pit R Y Pickering Wagon Works Heathery Col Pit No 2 Netherton Coal Pit No 3 Tourist/other Shieldmuir South Junction |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1864 | Glasgow Iron Co Purchases the closed Wishaw Iron Works and expands it. |
| / /1930 | Glasgow Iron and Steel Co Wishaw Iron Works closed, having lost its Wishaw Steel Works about 1922. |
