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The Cumbria iron-ore field lies to the south of Workington, and produced extremely high grade phosphorus-free haematite. The area had a long tradition of iron smelting , but this became particularly important with the invention by Sir Henry Bessemer of the Bessemer process , the first process for mass production of mild steel , which previously ...
Workington North railway station was a temporary railway station in Cumbria, United Kingdom, constructed following floods which cut all road access to Workington town centre from north of the River Derwent. [4] The station was located 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Workington station on the Cumbrian Coast Line.
Workington railway station is a railway station serving the coastal town of Workington in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line , which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness . It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains .
The News and Star (formerly the Evening News and Star and Cumberland Evening News) is a local tabloid newspaper in Cumbria.As of 18 October 2018, it belongs to Newsquest who produce several regional newspapers throughout the UK.
Workington was historically a part of Cumberland now Cumbria, an historic county in North West England; the area around Workington has long been a producer of coal, steel and high-grade iron ore. Roman times (AD 79–410)
Workington Association Football Club, 1897–98, with the Cumberland Senior Cup and League shield. The club was founded in 1883, [1] due to the arrival of steelworkers from Dronfield in Derbyshire in 1882; [2] [3] the club was even known as Workington (Dronfield) for a time. [4] It entered the FA Cup for the first time in the 1887–88 season.
Workington Lifeboat Station is located at the North Jetty, on the Prince of Wales Dock, in the port of Workington, on the west coast of Cumbria. A lifeboat was first stationed at Workington by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1886.
Front entrance to Carnegie Arts Centre Workington Carnegie Theatre alongside the Arts Centre Workington. The Carnegie Theatre, or The Carnegie, is a theatre and arts centre located in Workington, Cumbria, England. It occupies a Grade II listed building [1] and is a registered charity. [2]