| AdminHistory | The Parkgate Ironworks was first established in 1823 by Sanderson and Watson, and changed ownership several times. In 1864 the ironworks was taken over by the Parkgate Iron Company Limited becoming the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in 1888. The company was purchased by Tube Investments Limited in 1956 and finally closed in 1974. |
| Description | X329/1 - Corporate and Management Records
X329/2 - Financial Records
X329/3 - Production and Sales Records
X329/4 - Promotional Material
The collection consists of the records of Park Gate Iron and Steel Company Limited, Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Rotherham as acquired by Johnson and Firth Brown Limited, Steel Manufacturers, Sheffield.
Records of Johnson and Firth Brown Limited, Steel Manufacturers, Sheffield (X306) are catalogued separately. |
| CustodialHistory | These records were deposited at Sheffield Archives via the Archivist at Cutlers Hall, Sheffield by Firth Rixson PLC in 1993. They had presumably remained in the custody of Firth Rixson PLC and its predecessors prior to this time. |