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Corby Iron and Steel Works

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Description for Corby Iron and Steel Works Paperback. Since Corby became the site of a new iron, steel & tube works in 1933, the village of 1,500 has grown into a new torn of 60,000. This title provides an inside look into the works and is a record of an industry that is no more in the Northamptonshire countryside. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; HDT; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 300.

Since Corby became the site of a new iron, steel & tube works in 1933, the village of 1,500 has grown into a new torn of 60,000. Many of the families that arrived came from north of the border and Corby became known as 'Little Scotland'. Almost 30 million tons of steel were produced in the forty-six-year life of what was once the largest plant of its type in Europe. The cost of producing steel from low-grade local ore spelled the end of the works once British Steel Corporation had built large plants with deepwater docking facilities, using high-grade imported ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752427690
SKU
V9780752427690
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99-10

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