The Stove Grate Industry
In the 1860s the Stove Grate Industry was said to be one of the staple industries of the town. 'Stove Grates' I hear you say, 'what are they?' One of the industries of yesteryear and yes they made grates for stoves. Anyhow I could not find any of the old firms like in the phone book so it looks like they have gone the way of all metal. Although some firms are designated 'Stove Grate' in actuality many of them produced a variety of iron and steel goods. Manufacturers mentioned in various books which produced a variety of cast iron goods are:-
- George Wright & Co of the Burton Weir Works (Stove Grate) on a site at Millmoor, Masbrough.
- Micklethwaite & Skelton
- Corbitt & Co
- The Masbrough Stove Grate Co, belonging to Messrs. Perrot.
I have been perusing old maps of Rotherham from the 1901 Ordnance Survey and the map for the Masbrough area shows the following stove grate works:–
- Clough Works (Stove Grate) off Union Street, Masbrough.
- Ferham Works (Stove Grate) off Foundry Street, Masbrough.