25 British Steelworks That Forged an Empire — Then Went Cold
Britain Made Everything
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0:00 A countdown of 25 British steelworks that defined the nation's industrial history and their subsequent closures.
0:35 Consett, County Durham
1:10 Bilston Steelworks
1:34 Ebbw Vale
2:17 Shelton Bar
2:45 Palmer's Jarrow
3:21 Dowlais Ironworks
3:54 Brimbo
4:26 Gartcosh Mill
4:50 Temple Borough
6:29 Barrow Hematite Steel Company
7:07 Stocksbridge and Rotherham
7:50 Cyfarthfa Ironworks
8:31 Coalbrookdale
9:09 Orgreave
11:05 Ravenscraig
11:45 Llanwern
12:22 Round Oak
12:58 Shotton
14:52 Corby
15:41 East Moors
16:13 Port Talbot
16:58 Dorman Long
17:37 Redcar
18:18 Scunthorpe
19:11 Sheffield's Don Valley
What happens when the works that built a nation go cold? I count down 25 British steelworks that forged bridges, ships, railways, cars and an empire—and trace what happened after the furnaces went out.
I look at places such as Consett, Ravenscraig, Port Talbot, Redcar and Scunthorpe, from vanished steel towns and shopping centres to the works still fighting for survival. I also explore how closures changed jobs, families, communities and the identity of entire valleys.
This is the story of British steel, from Coalbrookdale and Sheffield's Don Valley to the final furnaces still burning in Britain. These were not just factories. They were the engine of a nation, and their absence is still being felt.
25 British Steelworks That Forged an Empire — Then Went Cold
Britain Made Everything
57 views
0:00 A countdown of 25 British steelworks that defined the nation's industrial history and their subsequent closures.
0:35 Consett, County Durham
1:10 Bilston Steelworks
1:34 Ebbw Vale
2:17 Shelton Bar
2:45 Palmer's Jarrow
3:21 Dowlais Ironworks
3:54 Brimbo
4:26 Gartcosh Mill
4:50 Temple Borough
6:29 Barrow Hematite Steel Company
7:07 Stocksbridge and Rotherham
7:50 Cyfarthfa Ironworks
8:31 Coalbrookdale
9:09 Orgreave
11:05 Ravenscraig
11:45 Llanwern
12:22 Round Oak
12:58 Shotton
14:52 Corby
15:41 East Moors
16:13 Port Talbot
16:58 Dorman Long
17:37 Redcar
18:18 Scunthorpe
19:11 Sheffield's Don Valley
What happens when the works that built a nation go cold? I count down 25 British steelworks that forged bridges, ships, railways, cars and an empire—and trace what happened after the furnaces went out.
I look at places such as Consett, Ravenscraig, Port Talbot, Redcar and Scunthorpe, from vanished steel towns and shopping centres to the works still fighting for survival. I also explore how closures changed jobs, families, communities and the identity of entire valleys.
This is the story of British steel, from Coalbrookdale and Sheffield's Don Valley to the final furnaces still burning in Britain. These were not just factories. They were the engine of a nation, and their absence is still being felt.