Basic Site Details
| Name: | Steel Mill (Strip Mill) for Colvilles, Ltd |
| Town, district or village: | Motherwell |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | associated with Colvilles Ravenscraig works |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Mill | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 18 November 1958 | Scheme accepted | 'decision announced by the _____ Minister in the Commons...November 18...The Board of Colvilles, Ltd. has agreed(?) in prociple to undertake the other work in association with their new Ravenscraig works at Motherwell and their exisiting works at Gartcosh' per Builder 28 Nov 1958 p920 | |
| 18 September 1959 | Build/construction | Davy & United Engineering Co. to manufacture 68 in. semi-continuous hot strip mill machinery (9,000 tons) at their Glagow works, remaining work to be done in Sheffield; contract worth £4m. per Builder p277 | |
People
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Messrs. Colvilles, Ltd. | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell | Builder Robert Paterson (T M Miller work) |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 28 November 1958 | 'Steel Strip Mills for Wales and Scotland' pp920-921 | ||
| Builder | 18 September 1959 | '£4m. Contract for Strip Mill' p277 | ||
| Builder | 9 October 1964 | p798 | ||