The Dowlais Ironworks was a major ironworks and steelworks located at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil. The other were Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Penydarren Ironworks. Founded in the 18th century, it operated until the end of the 20th, at one time in the 19th century being the largest steel producer in the UK. There were nine original partners including Thomas Lewis and Isaac Wilkinson. Dowlais Ironworks were the first business to license the Bessemer process, using it to produce steel in 1865.
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