Horseley Ironworks

The ironworks have also been responsible for the manufacture of numerous canal and railway bridges of the 19th century.

The ironworks were built near the Toll End Communication Canal[4] on the Horseley estate, which had been sold by their owner at the turn of the 19th century[5] due to demand from engineers wishing to profit on the construction of the BCN Main Line through the estate.

[12] This was a result of their signature bridge design which had become popular amongst canal constructors.

[15] The company also manufactured construction steelwork for the pier of Ryde, the Palace Theatre in London, Rugby railway station, a seaplane hangar in Las Palmas and the Dome of Discovery at the 1951 Festival of Britain.

The factory survived under a succession of owners until 1991, when it was closed down and subsequently redeveloped as a housing estate.