W. H. Brown, Iron & Steel Manufacturer, Albion Iron & Steel Works, previously Wardsend Steel Works & Storrs Bridge

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W. H. Brown & Co., iron & steel manufacturer, Albion Iron & Steel Works, Attercliffe Road. 

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson and Brailsford. 1862.

William Henry Brown was previously working his business at Wardsend Steel Works and Storrs Bridge. 

Extract from Water Power on the Sheffield Rivers edited by David Crossley with Jean Cass, Neville Flavell, Colin Turner.

Wadsley Forge/Wardsend Steel Works, River Don. 

"By 1849 the Works at Wardsend had changed from a grinding wheel to a Forge (as was previously) William Brown is described as a tilter, roller, forger and slitter at Wardsend Steel Works, confirmed by an inventory of 1855, which includes a Forge and rollers and a water wheel 15ft in diameter and 9ft 6in wide as well as a high pressure stream engine. A Norfolk lease of 1860, to Sir Ralph Howard, contains further details. The lease was quickly assigned to Samuel Fox."

Storrs Bridge Wheel, River Loxley, sale advertisements 1834 & 1842 describe "ironworks with a tilt, forge, rolling mill and wire mill as well as black smiths, wheelwrights shops, barn, cowhouse, cottage and land." 

 

Whites Directory 1849

Brown, William Henry, tilter, roller, forger and slitter, Wardsend Steel Works and Storrs Bridge

 

Whites Directory 1852

Brown, Wm Henry, tilter, roller, forger & slitter, Wardsend Steel Works and Storrs Bridge. 

Whites Directory 1856

Brown, Wm Henry, tilter, roller & etc., Wardsend & Storrs Bridge and steel manufacturer and dealer 199 Gibraltar Street. 

Whites Directory 1862

Brown, Wm Henry, iron and steel roller, Albion Steel Works, Attercliffe Road. h. Vale Road, Parkwood Springs. 

 

William Henry Brown declared Bankrupt after the Flood of 1864. 

 

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Sheffield Flood Claim. 

List of employees. 

For loss of wages in consequence of the stoppage of the works of Messrs. W. H. Brown & Co., Twelve O'Clock, Attercliffe Road. 

https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=7-5874

 

 

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Sheffield Flood Claim. 

James Morrison, Iron Master; Newcastle upon Tyne; John Scott Frazer, Iron Merchant, St. Helens. Lancashire and George Dawes, Iron Master, Elsecar & Milton Iron Works, Nr. Barnsley.

The Trustees under an Assignment dated 10th October 1864 made by William Henry Brown, steel roller and merchant who carried on in business under the style or firm as W. H. Brown and Co. at the Albion Iron and Steel Works in Saville Street, Sheffield for the benefit of his auditors under Schedule D of the Bankruptcy Act 1861.

 

Claim for employees wages. 

https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=7-5874

 

Claim for premises. 

https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=7-5875

 

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Did Albion Works, Savile Street, became the home of Thos W Ward in later years?

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It appears they were back in business. 

Whites Directory 1879

Brown, William Henry & Co., steel rollers & manufacturers, Anchor Iron & Steel Works, Armstead Road, Attercliffe. 

Brown, William Henry (William Henry & Co) h. 122 Upperthorpe Road.