7mm Lionheart Cransley Coke Wagon

[SouthernFan Ian]

I'm very tempted by this coke wagon but before I get my credit card out, does anyone have any information on Cransley Coke please? Such as where were Cransley based and how far did their wagons roam?
Regards,
Ian

 

[Osgood]

New Cransley Iron & Steel Co were based at Cransley, nr Kettering.

I guess the coke wagons would have plied between wherever they sourced their coke and the ironworks at Cransley.

The ironworks became part of Stewarts & Lloyds and closed in 1965 ish.
The plant was demolished and the site taken over by George Cohen by 1967 as a scrapyard, where many steam and diesel locomotives were broken up.

Google Cransley Ironworks and Cransley scrapyard.

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

Thank you Tony, I'll go googling!
Regards,
Ian

 

[Osgood]

Just south of Kettering, along the short Loddington branch built by MR to serve local ironstone workings.
In operation 1878 - 1959 I believe.