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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLEABLE IRON WORKS [Holytown] | Mossend Iron Works Mossend Iron Works Mossend Iron Works Mossend Malleable Iron Works Mossend Malleable Iron Works | Hand Bills Plan of Works Valuation Roll J. Neilson Esq. Manager W. Neilson Esqr. Propr. [Proprietor] | 012.05 | This is a large maufactory employing between 3 & 400 persons - males, in refining or maKing Malleable, Pig Iron, after it comes through the first process from the large smelting Furnaces, The Proprietor wishes the term "Malleable" to be applied in order to distinguish the difference between the style of Works & the numerous Iron Works, like Carnbroe, Trace 2.viii-13, in the surrounding Country, but it is commonly called "Iron Works". For the name "Mossend" not being written to the Works, see description for Mossend Village. The Iron Works, as well as the Village, belongs to Mr. Neilson Esq. by whom it is wrought. |
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Mossend {continued) -- to some houses which were there, and named from being the end of the "Black Moss" which extended westwards to Bellshill. The name has therefore been applied to the houses forming the village in preference to giving it to the Works which are merely named from the old name of the place."Mossend" Village & Iron Works are the property of W. Neilson Esqr. [Esquire] There are Street Names in "Mossend" also a School at the place written BricKfield, north of the works. Bricks are made for the proprietor's use.**The Kilns north east of Works are for preparing fuel for the furnace fires under the Iron sheds, in which there are chimneys shewn on Examination Trace As brick & Stone buildings are. The stalks or chimneys are of Brick
Transcriber's notes
There is a continuation of the entry for Mossend before that for the Iron Works. Additional information relating to an asterisk in the horizontal text is written vertically at the side."Malleable", in front of "Pig Iron" in the "Description remarks" on "Mossend Iron Works" is underlined. In the sentence ending "...but it is commonly called "Iron Works", "Iron Works" is underlined.
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