Birtley, Tinplate Works

Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition. The CWS acquired Birtley Tinplate Works in 1908 and closed them sixty years later. They stood north of Station Lane, along the east side of the main NER line. Domestic tinware was made in large quantities with over 500 different items being produced. Industrial flour bins and shoots for the storage of flour, meal and grain were also manufacturered. In 1913, the CWS employed 39 people here.