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  • Pig-Iron to Steel: Skinningrove’s Industrial History

    Pig-Iron to Steel: Skinningrove’s Industrial History

    Have you ever pondered the origins of Skinningrove, nestled in this sheltered valley leading to the North Sea? What led to its establishment there? I certainly have. Back in 1873, when the Loftus Iron Company first erected two blast furnaces on that hill overlooking the valley, the iron-smelting industry was already thriving in the Cleveland…