Low Moor Ironworks

Low Moor Ironworks
The ironworks around 1855
Low Moor Ironworks is located in West Yorkshire
Low Moor Ironworks
Low Moor in West Yorkshire
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Built13 August 1791 (1791-08-13)
LocationLow Moor, Bradford, England
Coordinates53°45′10″N 1°46′08″W / 53.752762°N 1.768988°W / 53.752762; -1.768988
IndustryIronworking
ProductsWrought iron
Defunct1920

The Low Moor Ironworks was a wrought iron foundry established in 1791 in the village of Low Moor about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Bradford in Yorkshire, England. The works were built to exploit the high-quality iron ore and low-sulphur coal found in the area. Low Moor made wrought iron products from 1801 until 1957 for export around the world. At one time it was the largest ironworks in Yorkshire, a major complex of mines, piles of coal and ore, kilns, blast furnaces, forges and slag heaps connected by railway lines. The surrounding countryside was littered with waste, and smoke from the furnaces and machinery blackened the sky. Today Low Moor is still industrial, but the pollution has been mostly eliminated.