A tribute to a true great of Workington’s past is planned for Workington Train Station A PLAN to install a statue honouring the life and achievements of a key figure in Workington’s industrial history has been revealed by the county council. Cumbria County Council plan to put up a sculpture outside Workington railway station heralding the achievements of steel-making pioneer, Sir Henry Bessemer . Henry Bessemer was an important figure in the steel industry, most notably as the inventor of the ‘Bessemer process’ – the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. The ‘Bessemer Stone’ sculpture was commissioned by Cllr Marjorie Rae in order to celebrate one of the steel industry’s key figures and the historic importance of Workington as a producer of steel.
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