Obelisk to honour Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Blaenavon Ironworks, Torfaen, South Wales. UK
Blaenavon Ironworks is a former industrial site, which is now a museum in Blaenavon in Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. It was the site of the experiments by Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and his cousin Percy Gilchrist that led to "the basic steel process" or "Gilchrist-Thomas process".The ironworks is on the outskirts of Blaenavon, in the borough of Torfaen, within the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site. Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (April 16, 1850 - February 1, 1885) was an English inventor. In July 1960 an obelisk, dedicated to his memory, was erected in South Wales, UK, by the Newport and District Metallurgical Society in conjunction with the Iron and Steel Institute. Financial contributions came from many sources and reflected acknowledgment of his work from Great Britain and other countries. The former American Society for Metals, in 1985, struck a commemorative plaque in recognition of the historical importance of the ironworks and honouring his work there. The obelisk and plaque may be seen at the Ironworks.
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Location: Blaenavon Ironworks, Torfaen, South Wales. UK
Photo credit: © Danielle Vanstone / Alamy / Afripics
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