- Source: Govan Iron Works
Govan Iron Works was an ironworks with five blast furnaces that was founded in 1839 by William Dixon and located in 525 Crown Street in Govanhill, Glasgow.
Formation
In 1800, Govanhill was well-established with coal mines with many of them owned by William Dixon (c.1753-1822), an English coal merchant from Northumberland who had moved to Scotland in his teens to find work, eventually becoming a miner. Dixons career in mining progressed when he first becoming a colliery manager, then owner of Calder and Wilsontown ironworks.