| Administrative History | The Wingerworth Ironworks, principally producers of pig-iron, appear to have been established in the mid-1840s at Storforth Lane, Hasland by Thomas Carrington (1813-1873) an ironmaster originally from Stockport, and James Yates (1798-1881) a Rotherham ironmaster who in 1843 married Thomas Carrington's sister Betsy Carrington. As well as the ironworks the business operated a number of mines producing ironstone or coal, at sites including Speighthill, White Bank and Birdholme. By 1861 the works were estimated to employ about 600 men and about 400 in 1871. The foundry was closed in 1893 and in 1894 the whole business was offered for sale. In 1897 the business was transferred to Markham and Company and re-opened but a few years later was closed permanently.
Note: there was a separate ironnworks in Wingerworth, known as Joseph Butler's ironworks. |
| Custodial History | This item was deposited in Derbyshire Record Office a county councillor in November 1977. |