Lancashire Steel Corporation
- Lancashire Steel Corporation
The Lancashire Steel Corporation Ltd was a United Kingdom steel producer. The company was formed in 1930 by the amalgamation of a number of iron and steel interests, principally in the Manchester area [ [http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/links/irlam/index.html Manchester Online Features ] ] . It was absorbed into British Steel in 1967.
The main works were at Irlam [ [http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/links/irlam/index.html Manchester Online Features ] ] .
The company was nationalised in 1951, becoming part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain, was denationalised shortly afterwards, and renationalised in 1967.
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