Dowlais Ironworks
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title:
Dowlais Ironworks
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The Dowlais Ironworks was a major ironworks and steelworks located at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. Founded in the 18th century, it operated until the end of the 20th, at one time in the 19th century being the largest steel producer in the UK. Dowlais Ironworks were the first business to license the Bessemer process, using it to produce steel in 1865. Dowlais Ironworks was one of the four principal ironworks in Merthyr. The other three were Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Penydarren Ironworks.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowlais_Ironworks
date created:
2005-09-17T03:13:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:43:09Z
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