Iron was first produced here in around 1798 just to the north of the later steelworks (NPRN 34054). In 1885 the Brymbo Company installed a basic open hearth steep furnace with a large steam hammer and a rolling mill. The early blast furnace, cast house and foundry which survive on the ironworks site are now Scheduled Ancient Monuments. The steelworks closed in 1990 with a loss of 1,100 jobs and the site has since been cleared and reclaimed. The working steelworks were recorded by the Royal Commission prior to closure resulting in a set of dramatic images.

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T. Driver, RCAHMW, 17th April 2009.